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Recognised as Colour

#A4A4E6

  • #A4A4E6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A4A4E6 is a blue with RGB values 164, 164, 230 and HSL 240°, 57%, 77%. 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

#A4A4E6#A4A4E6
HEX#A4A4E6
RGBrgb(164, 164, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6431, 0.902
RGB percentages64.3%, 64.3%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(240, 56.9%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 28.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK28.7%, 28.7%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,790,118
CSS custom property--colour: #A4A4E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#5B5B19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91ACE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA8E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#94B0BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6Plum · ΔE 21.5Steel blue · ΔE 25.3Light steelblue · ΔE 25.5Thistle · ΔE 26.2Light skyblue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6E6A4
Analogous#A4C5E6, #C5A4E6
Triadic#E6A4A4, #A4E6A4
Split complementary#E6C5A4, #C5E6A4
Tetradic#E6A4C5, #E6E6A4, #A4E6C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F4FC
Lighter +10%#CCCCF1
Darker −10%#7C7CDB
Darker −20%#5454D0
Darker −30%#3434BD
Darker −40%#292995
More saturated +25%#9696F5
Less saturated −25%#B3B3D8

Channel breakdown

R164
G164
B230
Red164 (64.3%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)56.9%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G A4 · B E6

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