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Recognised as Colour

#A094EB

  • #A094EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A094EB is a blue with RGB values 160, 148, 235 and HSL 248°, 69%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A094EB#A094EB
HEX#A094EB
RGBrgb(160, 148, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.5804, 0.9216
RGB percentages62.7%, 58%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(248.3, 68.5%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.3, 37%, 92.2%)
CMYK31.9%, 37%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,523,883
CSS custom property--colour: #A094EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#5F6B14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7AA1EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A9DE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8EA4B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 18.5Plum · ΔE 23.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.9Slate blue · ΔE 28.2Royal blue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFEB94
Analogous#94B3EB, #CC94EB
Triadic#EBA094, #94EBA0
Split complementary#EBCC94, #B4EB94
Tetradic#EB94B3, #DFEB94, #94EBCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECEAFB
Lighter +10%#C6BFF3
Darker −10%#7A69E3
Darker −20%#543EDB
Darker −30%#3A24C2
Darker −40%#2D1C97
More saturated +25%#9584FB
Less saturated −25%#ABA4DB

Channel breakdown

R160
G148
B235
Red160 (62.7%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue248.28°
Saturation (HSL)68.5%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 94 · B EB

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