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Recognised as Colour

#A198FA

  • #A198FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A198FA is a blue with RGB values 161, 152, 250 and HSL 246°, 91%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A198FA#A198FA
HEX#A198FA
RGBrgb(161, 152, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.5961, 0.9804
RGB percentages63.1%, 59.6%, 98%
HSLhsl(245.5, 90.7%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.5, 39.2%, 98%)
CMYK35.6%, 39.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,590,458
CSS custom property--colour: #A198FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.39:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#5E6705

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78A6FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#77A1F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8AABBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.5Royal blue · ΔE 26.1Slate blue · ΔE 26.2Plum · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1FA98
Analogous#98C0FA, #D298FA
Triadic#FAA198, #98FAA1
Split complementary#FAD298, #C0FA98
Tetradic#FA98C0, #F1FA98, #98FAD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF9FF
Lighter +10%#CDC9FC
Darker −10%#7567F8
Darker −20%#4837F5
Darker −30%#200CED
Darker −40%#1A09BD
More saturated +25%#9D93FF
Less saturated −25%#ACA6EC

Channel breakdown

R161
G152
B250
Red161 (63.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue245.51°
Saturation (HSL)90.74%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 98 · B FA

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