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Recognised as Colour

#A29EDE

  • #A29EDE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A29EDE is a blue with RGB values 162, 158, 222 and HSL 244°, 49%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A29EDE#A29EDE
HEX#A29EDE
RGBrgb(162, 158, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6196, 0.8706
RGB percentages63.5%, 62%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(243.8, 49.2%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.8, 28.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK27%, 28.8%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,657,502
CSS custom property--colour: #A29EDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#5D6121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DA6E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CA3DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#94A9B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Plum · ΔE 20.6Steel blue · ΔE 24.6Light steelblue · ΔE 26Thistle · ΔE 26Light skyblue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DADE9E
Analogous#9EBADE, #C29EDE
Triadic#DEA29E, #9EDEA2
Split complementary#DEC29E, #BADE9E
Tetradic#DE9EBA, #DADE9E, #9EDEC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBEAF8
Lighter +10%#C6C4EB
Darker −10%#7E78D1
Darker −20%#5952C4
Darker −30%#413AA9
Darker −40%#322D83
More saturated +25%#948EEE
Less saturated −25%#B0AECE

Channel breakdown

R162
G158
B222
Red162 (63.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue243.75°
Saturation (HSL)49.23%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 9E · B DE

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