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Recognised as Colour

#A18FFC

  • #A18FFC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A18FFC is a blue with RGB values 161, 143, 252 and HSL 250°, 95%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A18FFC#A18FFC
HEX#A18FFC
RGBrgb(161, 143, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.5608, 0.9882
RGB percentages63.1%, 56.1%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(249.9, 94.8%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.9, 43.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK36.1%, 43.3%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,588,156
CSS custom property--colour: #A18FFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.85:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#5E7003

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6AA0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A9CF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#8AA4B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 21Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Royal blue · ΔE 22.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAFC8F
Analogous#8FB4FC, #D78FFC
Triadic#FCA18F, #8FFCA1
Split complementary#FCD88F, #B3FC8F
Tetradic#FC8FB4, #EAFC8F, #8FFCD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F2FF
Lighter +10%#CBC1FD
Darker −10%#775DFB
Darker −20%#4E2CF9
Darker −30%#2C06EC
Darker −40%#2305BA
More saturated +25%#9F8CFF
Less saturated −25%#AB9DEE

Channel breakdown

R161
G143
B252
Red161 (63.1%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue249.91°
Saturation (HSL)94.78%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 8F · B FC

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