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Recognised as Colour

#A19EEA

  • #A19EEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A19EEA is a blue with RGB values 161, 158, 234 and HSL 242°, 64%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A19EEA#A19EEA
HEX#A19EEA
RGBrgb(161, 158, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.6196, 0.9176
RGB percentages63.1%, 62%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(242.4, 64.4%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.4, 32.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK31.2%, 32.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,591,978
CSS custom property--colour: #A19EEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.59:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#5E6115

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88A8EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#86A4E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8FACBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.6Plum · ΔE 22.1Medium purple · ΔE 25.9Steel blue · ΔE 27.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.2Thistle · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7EA9E
Analogous#9EC1EA, #C79EEA
Triadic#EAA19E, #9EEAA1
Split complementary#EAC79E, #C1EA9E
Tetradic#EA9EC1, #E7EA9E, #9EEAC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F2FC
Lighter +10%#CAC8F3
Darker −10%#7874E1
Darker −20%#504AD8
Darker −30%#312BC4
Darker −40%#26219B
More saturated +25%#938FF9
Less saturated −25%#AFADDB

Channel breakdown

R161
G158
B234
Red161 (63.1%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue242.37°
Saturation (HSL)64.41%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 9E · B EA

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