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Colour

#A297F0

  • #A297F0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A297F0 is a blue with RGB values 162, 151, 240 and HSL 247°, 75%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A297F0#A297F0
HEX#A297F0
RGBrgb(162, 151, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5922, 0.9412
RGB percentages63.5%, 59.2%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(247.4, 74.8%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.4, 37.1%, 94.1%)
CMYK32.5%, 37.1%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,655,728
CSS custom property--colour: #A297F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#5D680F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CA4F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7CA0EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8FA7B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 18.7Plum · ΔE 24Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.5Slate blue · ΔE 28.5Royal blue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5F097
Analogous#97B8F0, #CF97F0
Triadic#F0A297, #97F0A2
Split complementary#F0CF97, #B8F097
Tetradic#F097B8, #E5F097, #97F0CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F0FD
Lighter +10%#CAC4F6
Darker −10%#7A6AEA
Darker −20%#523EE3
Darker −30%#341ED0
Darker −40%#2918A3
More saturated +25%#9788FF
Less saturated −25%#ADA6E1

Channel breakdown

R162
G151
B240
Red162 (63.5%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue247.42°
Saturation (HSL)74.79%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 97 · B F0

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