Recognised as Colour

#A19AEC

#A19AEC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A19AEC is a blue with RGB values 161, 154, 236 and HSL 245°, 68%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#A19AEC

RGBrgb(161, 154, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.6039, 0.9255

RGB percentages63.1%, 60.4%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(245.1, 68.3%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.1, 34.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK31.8%, 34.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,590,956

CSS custom property--colour: #A19AEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.35:1

Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#5E6513

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#82A5EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#81A1EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Tritanopia#8FA9B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.5 Medium purple · ΔE 22.3 Plum · ΔE 22.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.6 Steel blue · ΔE 30 Slate blue · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E5EC9A

Analogous#9ABCEC, #CA9AEC

Triadic#ECA19A, #9AECA1

Split complementary#ECCA9A, #BCEC9A

Tetradic#EC9ABC, #E5EC9A, #9AECCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1F0FC

Lighter +10%#C9C5F4

Darker −10%#796FE4

Darker −20%#5144DC

Darker −30%#3326C7

Darker −40%#281D9D

More saturated +25%#958BFB

Less saturated −25%#ADA9DD

Channel breakdown

R161

G154

B236

Red161 (63.1%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue245.12°

Saturation (HSL)68.33%

Lightness76.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A1 · G 9A · B EC

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