Colour

#A29AE3

#A29AE3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A29AE3 is a blue with RGB values 162, 154, 227 and HSL 247°, 57%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A29AE3#A29AE3

HEX#A29AE3

RGBrgb(162, 154, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6039, 0.8902

RGB percentages63.5%, 60.4%, 89%

HSLhsl(246.6, 56.6%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.6, 32.2%, 89%)

CMYK28.6%, 32.2%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,656,483

CSS custom property--colour: #A29AE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1

Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#5D651C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#86A4E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#85A1E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Tritanopia#93A7B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2 Plum · ΔE 20.6 Medium purple · ΔE 25.7 Steel blue · ΔE 27.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.8 Thistle · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DBE39A

Analogous#9AB6E3, #C79AE3

Triadic#E3A29A, #9AE3A2

Split complementary#E3C79A, #B6E39A

Tetradic#E39AB6, #DBE39A, #9AE3C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECEAF9

Lighter +10%#C7C2EE

Darker −10%#7D72D8

Darker −20%#584ACD

Darker −30%#4031B3

Darker −40%#31268B

More saturated +25%#958AF3

Less saturated −25%#AFAAD3

Channel breakdown

R162

G154

B227

Red162 (63.5%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue246.58°

Saturation (HSL)56.59%

Lightness74.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A2 · G 9A · B E3

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Colour values

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