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Recognised as Colour

#A593FF

  • #A593FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A593FF is a blue with RGB values 165, 147, 255 and HSL 250°, 100%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A593FF#A593FF
HEX#A593FF
RGBrgb(165, 147, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.5765, 1
RGB percentages64.7%, 57.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(250, 100%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250, 42.4%, 100%)
CMYK35.3%, 42.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,851,327
CSS custom property--colour: #A593FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#5A6C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6FA4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#709FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8EA8BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.5Slate blue · ΔE 22.8Royal blue · ΔE 23.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDFF93
Analogous#93B7FF, #DB93FF
Triadic#FFA593, #93FFA5
Split complementary#FFDB93, #B7FF93
Tetradic#FF93B7, #EDFF93, #93FFDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF9FF
Lighter +10%#D0C6FF
Darker −10%#7B60FF
Darker −20%#502DFF
Darker −30%#2A00F9
Darker −40%#2100C6
More saturated +25%#A593FF
Less saturated −25%#AEA1F2

Channel breakdown

R165
G147
B255
Red165 (64.7%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue250°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 93 · B FF

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