Recognised as Colour
#A198DE
- #A198DE
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Cornflower blue
#A198DE is a blue with RGB values 161, 152, 222 and HSL 248°, 51%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.
Colour values
#A198DE#A198DE
HEX#A198DE
RGBrgb(161, 152, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.5961, 0.8706
RGB percentages63.1%, 59.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(247.7, 51.5%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.7, 31.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK27.5%, 31.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,590,430
CSS custom property--colour: #A198DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.06:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#5E6721
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D5DE98
Analogous#98B2DE, #C498DE
Triadic#DEA198, #98DEA1
Split complementary#DEC498, #B2DE98
Tetradic#DE98B2, #D5DE98, #98DEC4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R161
G152
B222
Red161 (63.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue247.71°
Saturation (HSL)51.47%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 98 · B DE
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