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Recognised as Colour

#A29DFF

  • #A29DFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A29DFF is a blue with RGB values 162, 157, 255 and HSL 243°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A29DFF#A29DFF
HEX#A29DFF
RGBrgb(162, 157, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6157, 1
RGB percentages63.5%, 61.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(243.1, 100%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.1, 38.4%, 100%)
CMYK36.5%, 38.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,657,279
CSS custom property--colour: #A29DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.8:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#5D6200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7DABFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#7AA5FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#89B0C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.5Medium purple · ΔE 18.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 23Royal blue · ΔE 27.1Plum · ΔE 27.8Slate blue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAFF9D
Analogous#9DC9FF, #D39DFF
Triadic#FFA29D, #9DFFA2
Split complementary#FFD39D, #C9FF9D
Tetradic#FF9DC9, #FAFF9D, #9DFFD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D2D0FF
Darker −10%#726AFF
Darker −20%#4137FF
Darker −30%#1104FF
Darker −40%#0B00D0
More saturated +25%#A29DFF
Less saturated −25%#ADA9F3

Channel breakdown

R162
G157
B255
Red162 (63.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue243.06°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 9D · B FF

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