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Recognised as Colour

#A18FEE

  • #A18FEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A18FEE is a blue with RGB values 161, 143, 238 and HSL 251°, 74%, 75%. 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

#A18FEE#A18FEE
HEX#A18FEE
RGBrgb(161, 143, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.5608, 0.9333
RGB percentages63.1%, 56.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(251.4, 73.6%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.4, 39.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK32.4%, 39.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,588,142
CSS custom property--colour: #A18FEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#5E7011

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#729EF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#739AECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8FA0B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9Slate blue · ΔE 24.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.6Plum · ΔE 25.7Royal blue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCEE8F
Analogous#8FADEE, #D18FEE
Triadic#EEA18F, #8FEEA1
Split complementary#EED18F, #ADEE8F
Tetradic#EE8FAD, #DCEE8F, #8FEED1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBE8FB
Lighter +10%#C6BBF5
Darker −10%#7C63E7
Darker −20%#5736E1
Darker −30%#3E1EC6
Darker −40%#30179A
More saturated +25%#977FFE
Less saturated −25%#AB9FDE

Channel breakdown

R161
G143
B238
Red161 (63.1%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue251.37°
Saturation (HSL)73.64%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 8F · B EE

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