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Recognised as Colour

#A193EA

  • #A193EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A193EA is a blue with RGB values 161, 147, 234 and HSL 250°, 67%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A193EA#A193EA
HEX#A193EA
RGBrgb(161, 147, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.5765, 0.9176
RGB percentages63.1%, 57.6%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(249.7, 67.4%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.7, 37.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK31.2%, 37.2%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,589,162
CSS custom property--colour: #A193EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34385WCAG 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 7.88:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#5E6C15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79A0EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A9DE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#90A3B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17Medium purple · ΔE 18Plum · ΔE 23.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.3Slate blue · ΔE 27.9Royal blue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCEA93
Analogous#93B0EA, #CD93EA
Triadic#EAA193, #93EAA1
Split complementary#EACD93, #B0EA93
Tetradic#EA93B0, #DCEA93, #93EACD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBE8FB
Lighter +10%#C6BEF2
Darker −10%#7C68E2
Darker −20%#573ED9
Darker −30%#3E25BF
Darker −40%#301D94
More saturated +25%#9683FA
Less saturated −25%#ACA3DA

Channel breakdown

R161
G147
B234
Red161 (63.1%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue249.66°
Saturation (HSL)67.44%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 93 · B EA

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