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Colour

#A39CFB

  • #A39CFB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A39CFB is a blue with RGB values 163, 156, 251 and HSL 244°, 92%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A39CFB#A39CFB
HEX#A39CFB
RGBrgb(163, 156, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6118, 0.9843
RGB percentages63.9%, 61.2%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(244.4, 92.2%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.4, 37.8%, 98.4%)
CMYK35.1%, 37.8%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,722,555
CSS custom property--colour: #A39CFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#5C6304

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7EA9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7CA4F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8CAEC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 18.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.8Plum · ΔE 26.4Royal blue · ΔE 27.9Slate blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4FB9C
Analogous#9CC4FB, #D39CFB
Triadic#FBA39C, #9CFBA3
Split complementary#FBD39C, #C4FB9C
Tetradic#FB9CC5, #F4FB9C, #9CFBD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#D1CDFD
Darker −10%#756BF9
Darker −20%#483AF7
Darker −30%#1B0AF4
Darker −40%#1608C3
More saturated +25%#A098FF
Less saturated −25%#AEA9EE

Channel breakdown

R163
G156
B251
Red163 (63.9%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue244.42°
Saturation (HSL)92.23%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 9C · B FB

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