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Recognised as Colour

#A39CC5

  • #A39CC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#A39CC5 is a blue with RGB values 163, 156, 197 and HSL 250°, 26%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#A39CC5#A39CC5
HEX#A39CC5
RGBrgb(163, 156, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6118, 0.7725
RGB percentages63.9%, 61.2%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(250.2, 26.1%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.2, 20.8%, 77.3%)
CMYK17.3%, 20.8%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,722,501
CSS custom property--colour: #A39CC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#5C633A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93A1C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#93A0C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9CA2AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 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 text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 17.8Light steelblue · ΔE 18Light slate grey · ΔE 19Slate grey · ΔE 21Plum · ΔE 22.8Dark grey · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 17.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEC59C
Analogous#9CAAC5, #B89CC5
Triadic#C5A39C, #9CC5A3
Split complementary#C5B79C, #AAC59C
Tetradic#C59CAA, #BEC59C, #9CC5B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFE
Lighter +20%#DFDCEB
Lighter +10%#C1BCD8
Darker −10%#857CB2
Darker −20%#685D9E
Darker −30%#534A7E
Darker −40%#3E375E
More saturated +25%#9688D9
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B1

Channel breakdown

R163
G156
B197
Red163 (63.9%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue250.24°
Saturation (HSL)26.11%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 9C · B C5

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