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Colour

#A290F2

  • #A290F2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A290F2 is a blue with RGB values 162, 144, 242 and HSL 251°, 79%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A290F2#A290F2
HEX#A290F2
RGBrgb(162, 144, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5647, 0.949
RGB percentages63.5%, 56.5%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(251, 79%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251, 40.5%, 94.9%)
CMYK33.1%, 40.5%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,653,938
CSS custom property--colour: #A290F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#5D6F0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#719FF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#739CF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8FA2B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Slate blue · ΔE 23.7Royal blue · ΔE 25.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0F290
Analogous#90AFF2, #D390F2
Triadic#F2A290, #90F2A2
Split complementary#F2D390, #AFF290
Tetradic#F290AF, #E0F290, #90F2D3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFEBFD
Lighter +10%#C8BEF7
Darker −10%#7C62ED
Darker −20%#5635E7
Darker −30%#3A18D1
Darker −40%#2E13A3
More saturated +25%#9A83FF
Less saturated −25%#ACA0E3

Channel breakdown

R162
G144
B242
Red162 (63.5%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue251.02°
Saturation (HSL)79.03%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 90 · B F2

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