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Recognised as Colour

#A59AFE

  • #A59AFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A59AFE is a blue with RGB values 165, 154, 254 and HSL 247°, 98%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A59AFE#A59AFE
HEX#A59AFE
RGBrgb(165, 154, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6039, 0.9961
RGB percentages64.7%, 60.4%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(246.6, 98%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.6, 39.4%, 99.6%)
CMYK35%, 39.4%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,853,118
CSS custom property--colour: #A59AFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#5A6501

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7AA9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#79A4FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8EADC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.1Royal blue · ΔE 26.5Slate blue · ΔE 26.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3FE9A
Analogous#9AC1FE, #D79AFE
Triadic#FEA59A, #9AFEA5
Split complementary#FED79A, #C1FE9A
Tetradic#FE9AC1, #F3FE9A, #9AFED7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D2CDFF
Darker −10%#7867FE
Darker −20%#4B35FD
Darker −30%#1E02FD
Darker −40%#1802CA
More saturated +25%#A499FF
Less saturated −25%#AFA7F1

Channel breakdown

R165
G154
B254
Red165 (64.7%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue246.6°
Saturation (HSL)98.04%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 9A · B FE

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