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Recognised as Colour

#A08AF8

  • #A08AF8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A08AF8 is a blue with RGB values 160, 138, 248 and HSL 252°, 89%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A08AF8#A08AF8
HEX#A08AF8
RGBrgb(160, 138, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.5412, 0.9725
RGB percentages62.7%, 54.1%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(252, 88.7%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 44.4%, 97.3%)
CMYK35.5%, 44.4%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,521,336
CSS custom property--colour: #A08AF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#5F7507

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#649CFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6698F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8A9FB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.3Slate blue · ΔE 19.4Royal blue · ΔE 21.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2F88A
Analogous#8AABF8, #D78AF8
Triadic#F8A08A, #8AF8A0
Split complementary#F8D78A, #ABF88A
Tetradic#F88AAB, #E2F88A, #8AF8D7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEEAFE
Lighter +10%#C7BAFB
Darker −10%#795AF5
Darker −20%#522AF2
Darker −30%#360DDC
Darker −40%#2B0AAC
More saturated +25%#9C83FF
Less saturated −25%#A99AE9

Channel breakdown

R160
G138
B248
Red160 (62.7%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)88.71%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 8A · B F8

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