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Recognised as Colour

#A19CED

  • #A19CED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A19CED is a blue with RGB values 161, 156, 237 and HSL 244°, 69%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A19CED#A19CED
HEX#A19CED
RGBrgb(161, 156, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.6118, 0.9294
RGB percentages63.1%, 61.2%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(243.7, 69.2%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.7, 34.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK32.1%, 34.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,591,469
CSS custom property--colour: #A19CED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37468WCAG 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 8.49:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#5E6312

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#84A7F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A2EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8EABBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.2Plum · ΔE 22.7Medium purple · ΔE 23.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.7Steel blue · ΔE 29.5Royal blue · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8ED9C
Analogous#9CC0ED, #CA9CED
Triadic#EDA19C, #9CEDA1
Split complementary#EDCA9C, #C0ED9C
Tetradic#ED9CC0, #E8ED9C, #9CEDCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F2FD
Lighter +10%#CAC7F5
Darker −10%#7871E5
Darker −20%#4F46DD
Darker −30%#2F25CB
Darker −40%#251DA0
More saturated +25%#948DFC
Less saturated −25%#AEABDE

Channel breakdown

R161
G156
B237
Red161 (63.1%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue243.7°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 9C · B ED

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