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Colour

#A392DD

  • #A392DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A392DD is a blue with RGB values 163, 146, 221 and HSL 254°, 52%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A392DD#A392DD
HEX#A392DD
RGBrgb(163, 146, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5725, 0.8667
RGB percentages63.9%, 57.3%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(253.6, 52.4%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.6, 33.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK26.2%, 33.9%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,719,965
CSS custom property--colour: #A392DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#5C6D22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E9EE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#809CDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#979FADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.8Plum · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 22.5Steel blue · ΔE 29.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.5Thistle · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCDD92
Analogous#92A6DD, #C992DD
Triadic#DDA392, #92DDA3
Split complementary#DDC992, #A6DD92
Tetradic#DD92A6, #CCDD92, #92DDC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5E0F5
Lighter +10%#C4B9E9
Darker −10%#826BD1
Darker −20%#6144C5
Darker −30%#4C33A3
Darker −40%#3A277C
More saturated +25%#9980EF
Less saturated −25%#ADA4CB

Channel breakdown

R163
G146
B221
Red163 (63.9%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue253.6°
Saturation (HSL)52.45%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 92 · B DD

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