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Recognised as Colour

#A18DFC

  • #A18DFC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A18DFC is a blue with RGB values 161, 141, 252 and HSL 251°, 95%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A18DFC#A18DFC
HEX#A18DFC
RGBrgb(161, 141, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.5529, 0.9882
RGB percentages63.1%, 55.3%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(250.8, 94.9%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.8, 44%, 98.8%)
CMYK36.1%, 44%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,587,644
CSS custom property--colour: #A18DFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#5E7203

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#679FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#689AF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8AA2B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.7Slate blue · ΔE 20.3Royal blue · ΔE 21.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8FC8D
Analogous#8DB0FC, #D98DFC
Triadic#FCA18D, #8DFCA1
Split complementary#FCD98D, #B0FC8D
Tetradic#FC8DB0, #E8FC8D, #8DFCD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F0FF
Lighter +10%#CABFFD
Darker −10%#785BFB
Darker −20%#4F2AF9
Darker −30%#2F06EA
Darker −40%#2505B8
More saturated +25%#9F8AFF
Less saturated −25%#AA9CED

Channel breakdown

R161
G141
B252
Red161 (63.1%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue250.81°
Saturation (HSL)94.87%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 8D · B FC

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