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Colour

#A09CE9

  • #A09CE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A09CE9 is a blue with RGB values 160, 156, 233 and HSL 243°, 64%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A09CE9#A09CE9
HEX#A09CE9
RGBrgb(160, 156, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6118, 0.9137
RGB percentages62.7%, 61.2%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(243.1, 63.6%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.1, 33%, 91.4%)
CMYK31.3%, 33%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,525,929
CSS custom property--colour: #A09CE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.43:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#5F6316

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86A6ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#84A2E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8EAAB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.5Plum · ΔE 22.2Medium purple · ΔE 24.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.8Steel blue · ΔE 27.9Thistle · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5E99C
Analogous#9CBFE9, #C69CE9
Triadic#E9A09C, #9CE9A0
Split complementary#E9C69C, #BFE99C
Tetradic#E99CBF, #E5E99C, #9CE9C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0EFFC
Lighter +10%#C8C6F2
Darker −10%#7872E0
Darker −20%#5049D6
Darker −30%#332BC1
Darker −40%#282297
More saturated +25%#928DF8
Less saturated −25%#AEABDA

Channel breakdown

R160
G156
B233
Red160 (62.7%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue243.12°
Saturation (HSL)63.64%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 9C · B E9

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