Colour

#A595FE

#A595FE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A595FE is a blue with RGB values 165, 149, 254 and HSL 249°, 98%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A595FE#A595FE

HEX#A595FE

RGBrgb(165, 149, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.5843, 0.9961

RGB percentages64.7%, 58.4%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(249.1, 98.1%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.1, 41.3%, 99.6%)

CMYK35%, 41.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,851,838

CSS custom property--colour: #A595FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1

Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#5A6A01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#73A5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#73A1FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Tritanopia#8EA9BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.7 Slate blue · ΔE 23.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.2 Royal blue · ΔE 24.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EEFE95

Analogous#95BAFE, #D995FE

Triadic#FEA595, #95FEA5

Split complementary#FEDA95, #BAFE95

Tetradic#FE95BA, #EEFE95, #95FED9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBFAFF

Lighter +10%#D0C8FE

Darker −10%#7A62FE

Darker −20%#4F30FD

Darker −30%#2802F8

Darker −40%#2002C5

More saturated +25%#A494FF

Less saturated −25%#AEA2F1

Channel breakdown

R165

G149

B254

Red165 (64.7%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue249.14°

Saturation (HSL)98.13%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A5 · G 95 · B FE

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Colour values

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