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Recognised as Colour

#A19CFF

  • #A19CFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A19CFF is a blue with RGB values 161, 156, 255 and HSL 243°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A19CFF#A19CFF
HEX#A19CFF
RGBrgb(161, 156, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.6118, 1
RGB percentages63.1%, 61.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(243, 100%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243, 38.8%, 100%)
CMYK36.9%, 38.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,591,487
CSS custom property--colour: #A19CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#5E6300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BAAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#78A4FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#87AFC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7Medium purple · ΔE 18.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.7Royal blue · ΔE 26.5Slate blue · ΔE 27.3Plum · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAFF9C
Analogous#9CC9FF, #D39CFF
Triadic#FFA19C, #9CFFA1
Split complementary#FFD29C, #C9FF9C
Tetradic#FF9CC9, #FAFF9C, #9CFFD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D1CFFF
Darker −10%#7169FF
Darker −20%#4036FF
Darker −30%#1003FF
Darker −40%#0A00CF
More saturated +25%#A19CFF
Less saturated −25%#ACA8F3

Channel breakdown

R161
G156
B255
Red161 (63.1%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue243.03°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 9C · B FF

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