Colour

#A398DE

#A398DE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A398DE is a blue with RGB values 163, 152, 222 and HSL 249°, 51%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#A398DE

RGBrgb(163, 152, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5961, 0.8706

RGB percentages63.9%, 59.6%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(249.4, 51.5%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.4, 31.5%, 87.1%)

CMYK26.6%, 31.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,721,502

CSS custom property--colour: #A398DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1

Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#5C6721

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#86A2E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Deuteranopia#869FDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Tritanopia#96A4B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5 Plum · ΔE 19.5 Medium purple · ΔE 26.4 Steel blue · ΔE 27 Thistle · ΔE 29.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D3DE98

Analogous#98B0DE, #C698DE

Triadic#DEA398, #98DEA3

Split complementary#DEC698, #B0DE98

Tetradic#DE98B0, #D3DE98, #98DEC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E8E5F7

Lighter +10%#C5BFEA

Darker −10%#8071D2

Darker −20%#5E4BC5

Darker −30%#4736A7

Darker −40%#372981

More saturated +25%#9787EF

Less saturated −25%#AFA9CD

Channel breakdown

R163

G152

B222

Red163 (63.9%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue249.43°

Saturation (HSL)51.47%

Lightness73.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A3 · G 98 · B DE

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