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Recognised as Colour

#A29BDF

  • #A29BDF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A29BDF is a blue with RGB values 162, 155, 223 and HSL 246°, 52%, 74%. 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

#A29BDF#A29BDF
HEX#A29BDF
RGBrgb(162, 155, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6078, 0.8745
RGB percentages63.5%, 60.8%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(246.2, 51.5%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.2, 30.5%, 87.5%)
CMYK27.4%, 30.5%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,656,735
CSS custom property--colour: #A29BDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#5D6420

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89A4E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#88A1DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#94A7B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.3Plum · ΔE 20.2Steel blue · ΔE 25.8Thistle · ΔE 28Medium purple · ΔE 28.2Light steelblue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8DF9B
Analogous#9BB6DF, #C49BDF
Triadic#DFA29B, #9BDFA2
Split complementary#DFC49B, #B6DF9B
Tetradic#DF9BB6, #D8DF9B, #9BDFC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE8F8
Lighter +10%#C6C2EB
Darker −10%#7E74D3
Darker −20%#5A4EC6
Darker −30%#4237AA
Darker −40%#332A84
More saturated +25%#958BF0
Less saturated −25%#AFABCF

Channel breakdown

R162
G155
B223
Red162 (63.5%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue246.18°
Saturation (HSL)51.52%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 9B · B DF

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