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Recognised as Colour

#A3A5E2

  • #A3A5E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A3A5E2 is a blue with RGB values 163, 165, 226 and HSL 238°, 52%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A3A5E2#A3A5E2
HEX#A3A5E2
RGBrgb(163, 165, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6471, 0.8863
RGB percentages63.9%, 64.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(238.1, 52.1%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.1, 27.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK27.9%, 27%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,724,834
CSS custom property--colour: #A3A5E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#5C5A1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94ACE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#91A8E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#94B0BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2Plum · ΔE 22.1Light steelblue · ΔE 22.8Steel blue · ΔE 24Thistle · ΔE 24.1Light skyblue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2E0A3
Analogous#A3C5E2, #C0A3E2
Triadic#E2A3A5, #A5E2A3
Split complementary#E2C0A3, #C5E2A3
Tetradic#E2A3C5, #E2E0A3, #A3E2C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F1FA
Lighter +10%#CACBEE
Darker −10%#7C7FD6
Darker −20%#5559CA
Darker −30%#393CB3
Darker −40%#2C2F8D
More saturated +25%#9497F1
Less saturated −25%#B2B3D3

Channel breakdown

R163
G165
B226
Red163 (63.9%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue238.1°
Saturation (HSL)52.07%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G A5 · B E2

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