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Recognised as Colour

#A297DE

  • #A297DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A297DE is a blue with RGB values 162, 151, 222 and HSL 249°, 52%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A297DE#A297DE
HEX#A297DE
RGBrgb(162, 151, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5922, 0.8706
RGB percentages63.5%, 59.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(249.3, 51.8%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.3, 32%, 87.1%)
CMYK27%, 32%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,655,710
CSS custom property--colour: #A297DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#5D6821

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#84A1E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#849EDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#95A3B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Plum · ΔE 19.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Steel blue · ΔE 27.1Thistle · ΔE 29.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3DE97
Analogous#97AFDE, #C697DE
Triadic#DEA297, #97DEA2
Split complementary#DEC697, #B0DE97
Tetradic#DE97B0, #D3DE97, #97DEC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7E4F7
Lighter +10%#C5BEEA
Darker −10%#7F70D2
Darker −20%#5D4AC5
Darker −30%#4735A7
Darker −40%#362980
More saturated +25%#9686EF
Less saturated −25%#AEA8CD

Channel breakdown

R162
G151
B222
Red162 (63.5%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue249.3°
Saturation (HSL)51.82%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 97 · B DE

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