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Colour

#A29DF8

  • #A29DF8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A29DF8 is a blue with RGB values 162, 157, 248 and HSL 243°, 87%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A29DF8#A29DF8
HEX#A29DF8
RGBrgb(162, 157, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6157, 0.9725
RGB percentages63.5%, 61.6%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(243.3, 86.7%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.3, 36.7%, 97.3%)
CMYK34.7%, 36.7%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,657,272
CSS custom property--colour: #A29DF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#5D6207

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80AAFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7EA4F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8BAEBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4Medium purple · ΔE 20.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.2Plum · ΔE 25.4Royal blue · ΔE 29.3Slate blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3F89D
Analogous#9DC5F8, #D09DF8
Triadic#F8A29D, #9DF8A2
Split complementary#F8D09D, #C6F89D
Tetradic#F89DC6, #F3F89D, #9DF8D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFCFF
Lighter +10%#CFCDFB
Darker −10%#756DF5
Darker −20%#483EF1
Darker −30%#1D11EB
Darker −40%#170DBC
More saturated +25%#9C96FF
Less saturated −25%#AEAAEB

Channel breakdown

R162
G157
B248
Red162 (63.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue243.3°
Saturation (HSL)86.67%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 9D · B F8

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