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Recognised as Colour

#AAAFFE

  • #AAAFFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AAAFFE is a blue with RGB values 170, 175, 254 and HSL 236°, 98%, 83%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AAAFFE#AAAFFE
HEX#AAAFFE
RGBrgb(170, 175, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6863, 0.9961
RGB percentages66.7%, 68.6%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(236.4, 97.7%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.4, 33.1%, 99.6%)
CMYK33.1%, 31.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,186,174
CSS custom property--colour: #AAAFFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.27:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#555001

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97B8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#93B2FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#94BECBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7Plum · ΔE 24.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.4Light skyblue · ΔE 29.7Medium purple · ΔE 29.9Steel blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEF9AA
Analogous#AAD9FE, #CFAAFE
Triadic#FEAAAF, #AFFEAA
Split complementary#FECFAA, #D9FEAA
Tetradic#FEAAD9, #FEF9AA, #AAFECF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCDEFF
Darker −10%#7880FD
Darker −20%#4550FD
Darker −30%#1321FC
Darker −40%#030FD9
More saturated +25%#A9AEFF
Less saturated −25%#B5B8F3

Channel breakdown

R170
G175
B254
Red170 (66.7%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue236.43°
Saturation (HSL)97.67%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G AF · B FE

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