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Recognised as Colour

#A0A3DF

  • #A0A3DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A0A3DF is a blue with RGB values 160, 163, 223 and HSL 237°, 50%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A0A3DF#A0A3DF
HEX#A0A3DF
RGBrgb(160, 163, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6392, 0.8745
RGB percentages62.7%, 63.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(237.1, 49.6%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.1, 28.3%, 87.5%)
CMYK28.3%, 26.9%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,527,711
CSS custom property--colour: #A0A3DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#5F5C20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92AAE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA6DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#91AEB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Plum · ΔE 22.6Light steelblue · ΔE 22.7Steel blue · ΔE 23.1Thistle · ΔE 24.2Light skyblue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFDCA0
Analogous#A0C3DF, #BCA0DF
Triadic#DFA0A3, #A3DFA0
Split complementary#DFBDA0, #C3DFA0
Tetradic#DFA0C3, #DFDCA0, #A0DFBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECEDF9
Lighter +10%#C6C8EC
Darker −10%#7A7ED2
Darker −20%#5459C5
Darker −30%#3A3FAC
Darker −40%#2D3186
More saturated +25%#9095EF
Less saturated −25%#B0B1CF

Channel breakdown

R160
G163
B223
Red160 (62.7%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue237.14°
Saturation (HSL)49.61%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G A3 · B DF

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