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Colour

#A29ED2

  • #A29ED2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A29ED2 is a blue with RGB values 162, 158, 210 and HSL 245°, 37%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A29ED2#A29ED2
HEX#A29ED2
RGBrgb(162, 158, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6196, 0.8235
RGB percentages63.5%, 62%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(244.6, 36.6%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.6, 24.8%, 82.4%)
CMYK22.9%, 24.8%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,657,490
CSS custom property--colour: #A29ED2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#5D612D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91A5D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#90A2D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#98A7B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 20.8Thistle · ΔE 21.2Plum · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 23Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 20.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CED29E
Analogous#9EB4D2, #BC9ED2
Triadic#D2A29E, #9ED2A2
Split complementary#D2BC9E, #B4D29E
Tetradic#D29EB4, #CED29E, #9ED2BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5E4F2
Lighter +10%#C3C1E2
Darker −10%#817BC2
Darker −20%#5F58B2
Darker −30%#4A4493
Darker −40%#393470
More saturated +25%#938CE4
Less saturated −25%#B1B0C0

Channel breakdown

R162
G158
B210
Red162 (63.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue244.62°
Saturation (HSL)36.62%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 9E · B D2

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