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Recognised as Colour

#A4A1EC

  • #A4A1EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A4A1EC is a blue with RGB values 164, 161, 236 and HSL 242°, 66%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A4A1EC#A4A1EC
HEX#A4A1EC
RGBrgb(164, 161, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6314, 0.9255
RGB percentages64.3%, 63.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(242.4, 66.4%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.4, 31.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK30.5%, 31.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,789,356
CSS custom property--colour: #A4A1EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.89:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#5B5E13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BABEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#89A6EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#92AFBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3Plum · ΔE 21.7Medium purple · ΔE 27Steel blue · ΔE 27.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.9Thistle · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9ECA1
Analogous#A1C4EC, #CAA1EC
Triadic#ECA4A1, #A1ECA4
Split complementary#ECC9A1, #C4ECA1
Tetradic#ECA1C3, #E9ECA1, #A1ECC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F6FD
Lighter +10%#CDCBF5
Darker −10%#7B77E3
Darker −20%#524CDB
Darker −30%#3029CB
Darker −40%#2620A1
More saturated +25%#9793FA
Less saturated −25%#B1AFDE

Channel breakdown

R164
G161
B236
Red164 (64.3%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue242.4°
Saturation (HSL)66.37%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G A1 · B EC

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