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Colour

#A39FB4

  • #A39FB4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A39FB4 is a blue with RGB values 163, 159, 180 and HSL 251°, 12%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A39FB4#A39FB4
HEX#A39FB4
RGBrgb(163, 159, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6235, 0.7059
RGB percentages63.9%, 62.4%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(251.4, 12.3%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.4, 11.7%, 70.6%)
CMYK9.4%, 11.7%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,723,252
CSS custom property--colour: #A39FB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#5C604B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BA2B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BA1B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#A0A2A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 12.1Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1Light steelblue · ΔE 14.7Slate grey · ΔE 15.6Thistle · ΔE 15.7Silver · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0B49F
Analogous#9FA6B4, #AD9FB4
Triadic#B4A39F, #9FB4A3
Split complementary#B4AE9F, #A6B49F
Tetradic#B49FA6, #B0B49F, #9FB4AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F5F7
Lighter +20%#DAD8E1
Lighter +10%#BEBCCA
Darker −10%#88829E
Darker −20%#6D6885
Darker −30%#565268
Darker −40%#3E3B4C
More saturated +25%#968AC9
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R163
G159
B180
Red163 (63.9%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue251.43°
Saturation (HSL)12.28%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G 9F · B B4

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