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Recognised as Colour

#A08EFB

  • #A08EFB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A08EFB is a blue with RGB values 160, 142, 251 and HSL 250°, 93%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A08EFB#A08EFB
HEX#A08EFB
RGBrgb(160, 142, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.5569, 0.9843
RGB percentages62.7%, 55.7%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(249.9, 93.2%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.9, 43.4%, 98.4%)
CMYK36.3%, 43.4%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,522,363
CSS custom property--colour: #A08EFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#5F7104

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#699FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#699BF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#88A3B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7Slate blue · ΔE 20.8Royal blue · ΔE 22Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9FB8E
Analogous#8EB3FB, #D68EFB
Triadic#FBA08E, #8EFBA0
Split complementary#FBD78E, #B2FB8E
Tetradic#FB8EB3, #E9FB8E, #8EFBD6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F1FE
Lighter +10%#C9BFFD
Darker −10%#775DF9
Darker −20%#4D2BF8
Darker −30%#2D08E8
Darker −40%#2406B7
More saturated +25%#9D8AFF
Less saturated −25%#AA9DEC

Channel breakdown

R160
G142
B251
Red160 (62.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue249.91°
Saturation (HSL)93.16%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 8E · B FB

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