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Recognised as Colour

#A19BDF

  • #A19BDF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A19BDF is a blue with RGB values 161, 155, 223 and HSL 245°, 52%, 74%. 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

#A19BDF#A19BDF
HEX#A19BDF
RGBrgb(161, 155, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.6078, 0.8745
RGB percentages63.1%, 60.8%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(245.3, 51.5%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.3, 30.5%, 87.5%)
CMYK27.8%, 30.5%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,591,199
CSS custom property--colour: #A19BDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#5E6420

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88A4E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#88A1DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#93A7B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1Plum · ΔE 20.5Steel blue · ΔE 25.6Thistle · ΔE 28.1Medium purple · ΔE 28.3Light steelblue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9DF9B
Analogous#9BB7DF, #C39BDF
Triadic#DFA19B, #9BDFA1
Split complementary#DFC39B, #B7DF9B
Tetradic#DF9BB7, #D9DF9B, #9BDFC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE8F8
Lighter +10%#C5C2EB
Darker −10%#7D74D3
Darker −20%#584EC6
Darker −30%#4137AA
Darker −40%#322A84
More saturated +25%#938BF0
Less saturated −25%#AFABCF

Channel breakdown

R161
G155
B223
Red161 (63.1%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue245.29°
Saturation (HSL)51.52%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 9B · B DF

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