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Recognised as Colour

#A397FF

  • #A397FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A397FF is a blue with RGB values 163, 151, 255 and HSL 247°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A397FF#A397FF
HEX#A397FF
RGBrgb(163, 151, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5922, 1
RGB percentages63.9%, 59.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(246.9, 100%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.9, 40.8%, 100%)
CMYK36.1%, 40.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,721,279
CSS custom property--colour: #A397FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.43:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#5C6800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75A7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#73A1FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8BABBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7Slate blue · ΔE 24.6Royal blue · ΔE 24.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3FF97
Analogous#97BFFF, #D797FF
Triadic#FFA397, #97FFA3
Split complementary#FFD797, #BFFF97
Tetradic#FF97BF, #F3FF97, #97FFD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDFF
Lighter +10%#D0CAFF
Darker −10%#7664FF
Darker −20%#4931FF
Darker −30%#1D00FD
Darker −40%#1700CA
More saturated +25%#A397FF
Less saturated −25%#ADA4F2

Channel breakdown

R163
G151
B255
Red163 (63.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue246.92°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 97 · B FF

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