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Recognised as Colour

#A297C8

  • #A297C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A297C8 is a blue with RGB values 162, 151, 200 and HSL 253°, 31%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A297C8#A297C8
HEX#A297C8
RGBrgb(162, 151, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5922, 0.7843
RGB percentages63.5%, 59.2%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(253.5, 30.8%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.5, 24.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK19%, 24.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,655,688
CSS custom property--colour: #A297C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#5D6837

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C9ECAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D9DC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9B9FA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 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 text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.3Thistle · ΔE 21Light steelblue · ΔE 22.2Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6Steel blue · ΔE 23.6Slate grey · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDC897
Analogous#97A5C8, #BB97C8
Triadic#C8A297, #97C8A2
Split complementary#C8BB97, #A5C897
Tetradic#C897A4, #BDC897, #97C8BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFBFD
Lighter +20%#DEDAEB
Lighter +10%#C0B8DA
Darker −10%#8476B6
Darker −20%#6756A3
Darker −30%#524482
Darker −40%#3D3360
More saturated +25%#9783DC
Less saturated −25%#ADABB4

Channel breakdown

R162
G151
B200
Red162 (63.5%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue253.47°
Saturation (HSL)30.82%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 97 · B C8

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