Colour

#A08DED

#A08DED
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A08DED is a blue with RGB values 160, 141, 237 and HSL 252°, 73%, 74%. 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

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HEX#A08DED

RGBrgb(160, 141, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.5529, 0.9294

RGB percentages62.7%, 55.3%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(251.9, 72.7%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.9, 40.5%, 92.9%)

CMYK32.5%, 40.5%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,522,093

CSS custom property--colour: #A08DED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1

Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#5F7212

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F9CF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7199EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Tritanopia#8E9FB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3 Slate blue · ΔE 23.3 Royal blue · ΔE 25.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DAED8D

Analogous#8DAAED, #D08DED

Triadic#EDA08D, #8DEDA0

Split complementary#EDD08D, #AAED8D

Tetradic#ED8DAA, #DAED8D, #8DEDD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E9E5FB

Lighter +10%#C5B9F4

Darker −10%#7B61E6

Darker −20%#5735DF

Darker −30%#3F1FC2

Darker −40%#311896

More saturated +25%#967DFE

Less saturated −25%#AA9EDD

Channel breakdown

R160

G141

B237

Red160 (62.7%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue251.88°

Saturation (HSL)72.73%

Lightness74.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A0 · G 8D · B ED

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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