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Recognised as Colour

#A095EC

  • #A095EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A095EC is a blue with RGB values 160, 149, 236 and HSL 248°, 70%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A095EC#A095EC
HEX#A095EC
RGBrgb(160, 149, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.5843, 0.9255
RGB percentages62.7%, 58.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(247.6, 69.6%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.6, 36.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK32.2%, 36.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,524,140
CSS custom property--colour: #A095EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#5F6A13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BA2EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B9EEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8DA5B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1Medium purple · ΔE 18.8Plum · ΔE 23.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.7Slate blue · ΔE 28.5Royal blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1EC95
Analogous#95B5EC, #CC95EC
Triadic#ECA095, #95ECA0
Split complementary#ECCC95, #B5EC95
Tetradic#EC95B5, #E1EC95, #95ECCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEEBFC
Lighter +10%#C7C0F4
Darker −10%#796AE4
Darker −20%#523FDC
Darker −30%#3823C5
Darker −40%#2B1C99
More saturated +25%#9485FC
Less saturated −25%#ACA5DC

Channel breakdown

R160
G149
B236
Red160 (62.7%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue247.59°
Saturation (HSL)69.6%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 95 · B EC

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