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Recognised as Colour

#A29FF6

  • #A29FF6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A29FF6 is a blue with RGB values 162, 159, 246 and HSL 242°, 83%, 79%. 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

#A29FF6#A29FF6
HEX#A29FF6
RGBrgb(162, 159, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6235, 0.9647
RGB percentages63.5%, 62.4%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(242.1, 82.9%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.1, 35.4%, 96.5%)
CMYK34.1%, 35.4%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,657,782
CSS custom property--colour: #A29FF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#5D6009

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#84ABF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A5F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8CAFBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.8Medium purple · ΔE 22.3Plum · ΔE 24.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.9Royal blue · ΔE 31Slate blue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3F69F
Analogous#9FC7F6, #CE9FF6
Triadic#F6A29F, #9FF6A2
Split complementary#F6CE9F, #C7F69F
Tetradic#F69FC8, #F3F69F, #9FF6CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFCFF
Lighter +10%#CFCEFA
Darker −10%#7570F2
Darker −20%#4842ED
Darker −30%#1D16E6
Darker −40%#1711B8
More saturated +25%#9A96FF
Less saturated −25%#AEACE9

Channel breakdown

R162
G159
B246
Red162 (63.5%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue242.07°
Saturation (HSL)82.86%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 9F · B F6

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