Colour

#A296DA

#A296DA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A296DA is a blue with RGB values 162, 150, 218 and HSL 251°, 48%, 72%. 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

#A296DA#A296DA

HEX#A296DA

RGBrgb(162, 150, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5882, 0.8549

RGB percentages63.5%, 58.8%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(250.6, 47.9%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.6, 31.2%, 85.5%)

CMYK25.7%, 31.2%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,655,450

CSS custom property--colour: #A296DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1

Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#5D6925

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#84A0DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#859ED8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Tritanopia#96A2AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2 Plum · ΔE 19.2 Steel blue · ΔE 26.4 Medium purple · ΔE 26.8 Thistle · ΔE 28.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CEDA96

Analogous#96ACDA, #C496DA

Triadic#DAA296, #96DAA2

Split complementary#DAC496, #ACDA96

Tetradic#DA96AC, #CEDA96, #96DAC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E5E1F5

Lighter +10%#C3BCE7

Darker −10%#8170CD

Darker −20%#5F4BBF

Darker −30%#4A389F

Darker −40%#392B79

More saturated +25%#9784EC

Less saturated −25%#ADA8C8

Channel breakdown

R162

G150

B218

Red162 (63.5%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue250.59°

Saturation (HSL)47.89%

Lightness72.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A2 · G 96 · B DA

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