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Recognised as Colour

#A19FD7

  • #A19FD7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A19FD7 is a blue with RGB values 161, 159, 215 and HSL 242°, 41%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A19FD7#A19FD7
HEX#A19FD7
RGBrgb(161, 159, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.6235, 0.8431
RGB percentages63.1%, 62.4%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(242.1, 41.2%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.1, 26%, 84.3%)
CMYK25.1%, 26%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,592,215
CSS custom property--colour: #A19FD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#5E6028

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A6D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA3D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#95A9B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21.5Light steelblue · ΔE 22.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1Thistle · ΔE 22.8Steel blue · ΔE 23Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5D79F
Analogous#9FB9D7, #BD9FD7
Triadic#D7A19F, #9FD7A1
Split complementary#D7BD9F, #B9D79F
Tetradic#D79FB9, #D5D79F, #9FD7BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8E7F5
Lighter +10%#C4C3E6
Darker −10%#7E7BC8
Darker −20%#5B57B9
Darker −30%#44419C
Darker −40%#353278
More saturated +25%#918EE8
Less saturated −25%#B1B0C6

Channel breakdown

R161
G159
B215
Red161 (63.1%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue242.14°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 9F · B D7

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