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Recognised as Colour

#A397F4

  • #A397F4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A397F4 is a blue with RGB values 163, 151, 244 and HSL 248°, 81%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A397F4#A397F4
HEX#A397F4
RGBrgb(163, 151, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5922, 0.9569
RGB percentages63.9%, 59.2%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(247.7, 80.9%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.7, 38.1%, 95.7%)
CMYK33.2%, 38.1%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,721,268
CSS custom property--colour: #A397F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36451WCAG 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 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#5C680B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7AA5F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7AA0F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#8FA8BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Medium purple · ΔE 17.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.9Plum · ΔE 25.1Slate blue · ΔE 27.3Royal blue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8F497
Analogous#97B9F4, #D297F4
Triadic#F4A397, #97F4A3
Split complementary#F4D297, #BAF497
Tetradic#F497BA, #E8F497, #97F4D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F3FE
Lighter +10%#CCC5F9
Darker −10%#7A69EF
Darker −20%#513BEA
Darker −30%#3017DB
Darker −40%#2612AD
More saturated +25%#9B8CFF
Less saturated −25%#AEA5E6

Channel breakdown

R163
G151
B244
Red163 (63.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue247.74°
Saturation (HSL)80.87%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 97 · B F4

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