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Recognised as Colour

#A293EA

  • #A293EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A293EA is a blue with RGB values 162, 147, 234 and HSL 250°, 67%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A293EA#A293EA
HEX#A293EA
RGBrgb(162, 147, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5765, 0.9176
RGB percentages63.5%, 57.6%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(250.3, 67.4%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.3, 37.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK30.8%, 37.2%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,654,698
CSS custom property--colour: #A293EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#5D6C15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7AA0EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A9DE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#91A3B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 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 text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Medium purple · ΔE 17.9Plum · ΔE 22.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.6Slate blue · ΔE 27.9Royal blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBEA93
Analogous#93AFEA, #CE93EA
Triadic#EAA293, #93EAA2
Split complementary#EACE93, #AFEA93
Tetradic#EA93AF, #DBEA93, #93EACE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECE8FB
Lighter +10%#C7BEF2
Darker −10%#7D68E2
Darker −20%#583ED9
Darker −30%#4025BF
Darker −40%#311D94
More saturated +25%#9783FA
Less saturated −25%#ADA3DA

Channel breakdown

R162
G147
B234
Red162 (63.5%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue250.34°
Saturation (HSL)67.44%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 93 · B EA

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