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Recognised as Colour

#A394EA

  • #A394EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A394EA is a blue with RGB values 163, 148, 234 and HSL 250°, 67%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A394EA#A394EA
HEX#A394EA
RGBrgb(163, 148, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5804, 0.9176
RGB percentages63.9%, 58%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(250.5, 67.2%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.5, 36.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK30.3%, 36.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,720,490
CSS custom property--colour: #A394EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#5C6B15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BA1EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C9EE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#93A3B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Medium purple · ΔE 18.6Plum · ΔE 22.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 27Slate blue · ΔE 28.6Royal blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBEA94
Analogous#94B0EA, #CE94EA
Triadic#EAA394, #94EAA3
Split complementary#EACE94, #B0EA94
Tetradic#EA94B0, #DBEA94, #94EACE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECE9FB
Lighter +10%#C8BFF2
Darker −10%#7E69E2
Darker −20%#5A3FD9
Darker −30%#4026BF
Darker −40%#321D95
More saturated +25%#9984FA
Less saturated −25%#ADA4DA

Channel breakdown

R163
G148
B234
Red163 (63.9%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue250.47°
Saturation (HSL)67.19%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 94 · B EA

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