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Recognised as Colour

#A290EC

  • #A290EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A290EC is a blue with RGB values 162, 144, 236 and HSL 252°, 71%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A290EC#A290EC
HEX#A290EC
RGBrgb(162, 144, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5647, 0.9255
RGB percentages63.5%, 56.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(251.7, 70.8%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.7, 39%, 92.5%)
CMYK31.4%, 39%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,653,932
CSS custom property--colour: #A290EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#5D6F13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#759EF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#769BEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#91A1B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5Plum · ΔE 24.4Slate blue · ΔE 25.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.2Royal blue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAEC90
Analogous#90ACEC, #D090EC
Triadic#ECA290, #90ECA2
Split complementary#ECD090, #ACEC90
Tetradic#EC90AC, #DAEC90, #90ECD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBE7FB
Lighter +10%#C6BCF3
Darker −10%#7E64E5
Darker −20%#5939DD
Darker −30%#4121C2
Darker −40%#321A96
More saturated +25%#9880FC
Less saturated −25%#ACA0DC

Channel breakdown

R162
G144
B236
Red162 (63.5%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue251.74°
Saturation (HSL)70.77%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 90 · B EC

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