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Recognised as Colour

#A09DD8

  • #A09DD8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A09DD8 is a blue with RGB values 160, 157, 216 and HSL 243°, 43%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A09DD8#A09DD8
HEX#A09DD8
RGBrgb(160, 157, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6157, 0.8471
RGB percentages62.7%, 61.6%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(243.1, 43.1%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.1, 27.3%, 84.7%)
CMYK25.9%, 27.3%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,526,168
CSS custom property--colour: #A09DD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.31:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#5F6227

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DA4DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CA1D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#93A7B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8Plum · ΔE 21.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.2Light steelblue · ΔE 23.9Thistle · ΔE 24.2Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5D89D
Analogous#9DB7D8, #BE9DD8
Triadic#D8A09D, #9DD8A0
Split complementary#D8BE9D, #B8D89D
Tetradic#D89DB8, #D5D89D, #9DD8BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7E6F5
Lighter +10%#C3C1E7
Darker −10%#7D79C9
Darker −20%#5954BB
Darker −30%#433F9D
Darker −40%#343079
More saturated +25%#918CE9
Less saturated −25%#AFAEC7

Channel breakdown

R160
G157
B216
Red160 (62.7%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue243.05°
Saturation (HSL)43.07%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 9D · B D8

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