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Recognised as Colour

#A398F2

  • #A398F2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A398F2 is a blue with RGB values 163, 152, 242 and HSL 247°, 78%, 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

#A398F2#A398F2
HEX#A398F2
RGBrgb(163, 152, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.5961, 0.949
RGB percentages63.9%, 59.6%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(247.3, 77.6%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.3, 37.2%, 94.9%)
CMYK32.6%, 37.2%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,721,522
CSS custom property--colour: #A398F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#5C670D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7DA5F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#7CA1F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#90A9BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.6Medium purple · ΔE 18.6Plum · ΔE 24.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.4Slate blue · ΔE 28.5Royal blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7F298
Analogous#98BAF2, #D098F2
Triadic#F2A398, #98F2A3
Split complementary#F2D098, #BAF298
Tetradic#F298BA, #E7F298, #98F2D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F3FD
Lighter +10%#CBC5F8
Darker −10%#7B6BEC
Darker −20%#523DE7
Darker −30%#321BD6
Darker −40%#2715A9
More saturated +25%#998BFF
Less saturated −25%#AEA6E3

Channel breakdown

R163
G152
B242
Red163 (63.9%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue247.33°
Saturation (HSL)77.59%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 98 · B F2

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