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Colour

#A18AFF

  • #A18AFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A18AFF is a blue with RGB values 161, 138, 255 and HSL 252°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A18AFF#A18AFF
HEX#A18AFF
RGBrgb(161, 138, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.5412, 1
RGB percentages63.1%, 54.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(251.8, 100%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.8, 45.9%, 100%)
CMYK36.9%, 45.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,586,879
CSS custom property--colour: #A18AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#5E7500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#609EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6299FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Tritanopia#89A1B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.8Slate blue · ΔE 19Royal blue · ΔE 20.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8FF8A
Analogous#8AADFF, #DC8AFF
Triadic#FFA18A, #8AFFA1
Split complementary#FFDC8A, #ADFF8A
Tetradic#FF8AAD, #E8FF8A, #8AFFDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F0FF
Lighter +10%#CABDFF
Darker −10%#7857FF
Darker −20%#4F24FF
Darker −30%#2F00F0
Darker −40%#2500BD
More saturated +25%#A18AFF
Less saturated −25%#AA99F0

Channel breakdown

R161
G138
B255
Red161 (63.1%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue251.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 8A · B FF

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