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Recognised as Colour

#A198C6

  • #A198C6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#A198C6 is a blue with RGB values 161, 152, 198 and HSL 252°, 29%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#A198C6#A198C6
HEX#A198C6
RGBrgb(161, 152, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.5961, 0.7765
RGB percentages63.1%, 59.6%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(251.7, 28.8%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.7, 23.2%, 77.6%)
CMYK18.7%, 23.2%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,590,406
CSS custom property--colour: #A198C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#5E6739

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E9EC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E9DC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#9A9FA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 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 text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 20Light steelblue · ΔE 20.8Light slate grey · ΔE 21Plum · ΔE 21.4Slate grey · ΔE 22.7Steel blue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 20.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDC698
Analogous#98A6C6, #B898C6
Triadic#C6A198, #98C6A1
Split complementary#C6B898, #A6C698
Tetradic#C698A6, #BDC698, #98C6B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFAFD
Lighter +20%#DDDAEA
Lighter +10%#BFB9D8
Darker −10%#8377B4
Darker −20%#6658A0
Darker −30%#51467F
Darker −40%#3C345E
More saturated +25%#9584DA
Less saturated −25%#ADACB2

Channel breakdown

R161
G152
B198
Red161 (63.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue251.74°
Saturation (HSL)28.75%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 98 · B C6

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