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Recognised as Colour

#A3A5FF

  • #A3A5FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A3A5FF is a blue with RGB values 163, 165, 255 and HSL 239°, 100%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A3A5FF#A3A5FF
HEX#A3A5FF
RGBrgb(163, 165, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6471, 1
RGB percentages63.9%, 64.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(238.7, 100%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.7, 36.1%, 100%)
CMYK36.1%, 35.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,724,863
CSS custom property--colour: #A3A5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.38:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#5C5A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88B1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#84AAFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8AB6C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.6Medium purple · ΔE 23.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 24Plum · ΔE 26.2Royal blue · ΔE 31.3Slate blue · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFDA3
Analogous#A3D3FF, #CFA3FF
Triadic#FFA3A5, #A5FFA3
Split complementary#FFCFA3, #D3FFA3
Tetradic#FFA3D3, #FFFDA3, #A3FFCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D6D7FF
Darker −10%#7073FF
Darker −20%#3D41FF
Darker −30%#0A0FFF
Darker −40%#0005D6
More saturated +25%#A3A5FF
Less saturated −25%#AFB0F4

Channel breakdown

R163
G165
B255
Red163 (63.9%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue238.7°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G A5 · B FF

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