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Colour

#A29DC6

  • #A29DC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A29DC6 is a blue with RGB values 162, 157, 198 and HSL 247°, 26%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A29DC6#A29DC6
HEX#A29DC6
RGBrgb(162, 157, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6157, 0.7765
RGB percentages63.5%, 61.6%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(247.3, 26.5%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.3, 20.7%, 77.6%)
CMYK18.2%, 20.7%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,657,222
CSS custom property--colour: #A29DC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#5D6239

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94A2C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#94A1C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9BA4ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17.5Thistle · ΔE 17.9Light slate grey · ΔE 18.8Slate grey · ΔE 20.9Dark grey · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1C69D
Analogous#9DADC6, #B69DC6
Triadic#C6A29D, #9DC6A2
Split complementary#C6B69D, #ADC69D
Tetradic#C69DAD, #C1C69D, #9DC6B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#DFDDEC
Lighter +10%#C1BDD9
Darker −10%#837DB3
Darker −20%#655DA0
Darker −30%#514A80
Darker −40%#3C385F
More saturated +25%#938AD9
Less saturated −25%#B1B0B3

Channel breakdown

R162
G157
B198
Red162 (63.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue247.32°
Saturation (HSL)26.45%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 9D · B C6

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