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Recognised as Colour

#A29EF3

  • #A29EF3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A29EF3 is a blue with RGB values 162, 158, 243 and HSL 243°, 78%, 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

#A29EF3#A29EF3
HEX#A29EF3
RGBrgb(162, 158, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6196, 0.9529
RGB percentages63.5%, 62%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(242.8, 78%, 78.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.8, 35%, 95.3%)
CMYK33.3%, 35%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,657,523
CSS custom property--colour: #A29EF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#5D610C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#84A9F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A4F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8DAEBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 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 text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15Medium purple · ΔE 22.5Plum · ΔE 23.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.6Steel blue · ΔE 31.1Royal blue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFF39E
Analogous#9EC5F3, #CC9EF3
Triadic#F3A29E, #9EF3A2
Split complementary#F3CC9E, #C5F39E
Tetradic#F39EC5, #EFF39E, #9EF3CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F9FE
Lighter +10%#CECBF9
Darker −10%#7671ED
Darker −20%#4B43E8
Darker −30%#241BDD
Darker −40%#1D16AF
More saturated +25%#9792FF
Less saturated −25%#AEACE5

Channel breakdown

R162
G158
B243
Red162 (63.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue242.82°
Saturation (HSL)77.98%
Lightness78.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 9E · B F3

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