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Recognised as Colour

#A19EBD

  • #A19EBD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#A19EBD is a blue with RGB values 161, 158, 189 and HSL 246°, 19%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#A19EBD#A19EBD
HEX#A19EBD
RGBrgb(161, 158, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.6196, 0.7412
RGB percentages63.1%, 62%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(245.8, 19%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.8, 16.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK14.8%, 16.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,591,933
CSS custom property--colour: #A19EBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#5E6142

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A2BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A0BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9CA3A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.9Light steelblue · ΔE 15Thistle · ΔE 16.2Slate grey · ΔE 17.2Dark grey · ΔE 17.5Silver · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BABD9E
Analogous#9EABBD, #B19EBD
Triadic#BDA19E, #9EBDA1
Split complementary#BDB19E, #ABBD9E
Tetradic#BD9EAB, #BABD9E, #9EBDB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F9FB
Lighter +20%#DCDBE6
Lighter +10%#BEBCD2
Darker −10%#8480A8
Darker −20%#686392
Darker −30%#524F73
Darker −40%#3D3A55
More saturated +25%#918AD1
Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R161
G158
B189
Red161 (63.1%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue245.81°
Saturation (HSL)19.02%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 9E · B BD

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