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Recognised as Colour

#A290FA

  • #A290FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A290FA is a blue with RGB values 162, 144, 250 and HSL 250°, 91%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A290FA#A290FA
HEX#A290FA
RGBrgb(162, 144, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5647, 0.9804
RGB percentages63.5%, 56.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(250.2, 91.4%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.2, 42.4%, 98%)
CMYK35.2%, 42.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,653,946
CSS custom property--colour: #A290FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#5D6F05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6DA1FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E9CF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#8CA4B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4Slate blue · ΔE 22Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.4Royal blue · ΔE 23.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8FA90
Analogous#90B3FA, #D790FA
Triadic#FAA290, #90FAA2
Split complementary#FAD790, #B3FA90
Tetradic#FA90B3, #E8FA90, #90FAD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F2FE
Lighter +10%#CBC1FC
Darker −10%#795FF8
Darker −20%#502EF6
Darker −30%#300AE7
Darker −40%#2608B6
More saturated +25%#9F8BFF
Less saturated −25%#AC9FEB

Channel breakdown

R162
G144
B250
Red162 (63.5%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue250.19°
Saturation (HSL)91.38%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 90 · B FA

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