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Recognised as Colour

#A192E5

  • #A192E5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A192E5 is a blue with RGB values 161, 146, 229 and HSL 251°, 61%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A192E5#A192E5
HEX#A192E5
RGBrgb(161, 146, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.5725, 0.898
RGB percentages63.1%, 57.3%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(250.8, 61.5%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.8, 36.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK29.7%, 36.2%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,588,901
CSS custom property--colour: #A192E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#5E6D1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A9FE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B9CE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#92A1B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Medium purple · ΔE 19.2Plum · ΔE 21.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.6Slate blue · ΔE 29.1Royal blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6E592
Analogous#92ADE5, #CA92E5
Triadic#E5A192, #92E5A1
Split complementary#E5CB92, #ADE592
Tetradic#E592AD, #D6E592, #92E5CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8E4F9
Lighter +10%#C5BBEF
Darker −10%#7D69DB
Darker −20%#5A40D1
Darker −30%#432BB3
Darker −40%#34218A
More saturated +25%#9681F6
Less saturated −25%#ACA3D4

Channel breakdown

R161
G146
B229
Red161 (63.1%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue250.84°
Saturation (HSL)61.48%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 92 · B E5

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