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Colour

#A599EF

  • #A599EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A599EF is a blue with RGB values 165, 153, 239 and HSL 248°, 73%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A599EF#A599EF
HEX#A599EF
RGBrgb(165, 153, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6, 0.9373
RGB percentages64.7%, 60%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(248.4, 72.9%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.4, 36%, 93.7%)
CMYK31%, 36%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,852,847
CSS custom property--colour: #A599EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#5A6610

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80A6F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#80A2EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#93A9B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.8Medium purple · ΔE 20.1Plum · ΔE 22.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.7Slate blue · ΔE 30.1Royal blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3EF99
Analogous#99B8EF, #D099EF
Triadic#EFA599, #99EFA5
Split complementary#EFD099, #B8EF99
Tetradic#EF99B8, #E3EF99, #99EFD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F1FD
Lighter +10%#CCC5F6
Darker −10%#7E6DE8
Darker −20%#5741E1
Darker −30%#3920CF
Darker −40%#2D19A3
More saturated +25%#9A8AFE
Less saturated −25%#B0A8E0

Channel breakdown

R165
G153
B239
Red165 (64.7%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue248.37°
Saturation (HSL)72.88%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 99 · B EF

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