Colour

#A29BFB

#A29BFB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A29BFB is a blue with RGB values 162, 155, 251 and HSL 244°, 92%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#A29BFB

RGBrgb(162, 155, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6078, 0.9843

RGB percentages63.5%, 60.8%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(244.4, 92.3%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(244.4, 38.2%, 98.4%)

CMYK35.5%, 38.2%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,656,763

CSS custom property--colour: #A29BFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1

Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#5D6404

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7CA9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7AA3F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Tritanopia#8AADBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.5 Medium purple · ΔE 18.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.5 Plum · ΔE 26.8 Royal blue · ΔE 27.3 Slate blue · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F4FB9B

Analogous#9BC4FB, #D29BFB

Triadic#FBA29B, #9BFBA2

Split complementary#FBD29B, #C4FB9B

Tetradic#FB9BC4, #F4FB9B, #9BFBD2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFDFF

Lighter +10%#D0CCFD

Darker −10%#746AF9

Darker −20%#4739F7

Darker −30%#1B0AF3

Darker −40%#1508C2

More saturated +25%#9F97FF

Less saturated −25%#ADA8EE

Channel breakdown

R162

G155

B251

Red162 (63.5%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue244.38°

Saturation (HSL)92.31%

Lightness79.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A2 · G 9B · B FB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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