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Recognised as Colour

#A59BEE

  • #A59BEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A59BEE is a blue with RGB values 165, 155, 238 and HSL 247°, 71%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A59BEE#A59BEE
HEX#A59BEE
RGBrgb(165, 155, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6078, 0.9333
RGB percentages64.7%, 60.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(247.2, 70.9%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.2, 34.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK30.7%, 34.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,853,358
CSS custom property--colour: #A59BEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#5A6411

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83A7F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A3ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#94AABAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.5Medium purple · ΔE 21.9Plum · ΔE 22Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.2Steel blue · ΔE 31.2Slate blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4EE9B
Analogous#9BBAEE, #CF9BEE
Triadic#EEA59B, #9BEEA5
Split complementary#EECF9B, #BAEE9B
Tetradic#EE9BBA, #E4EE9B, #9BEECF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F2FD
Lighter +10%#CCC7F5
Darker −10%#7E6FE7
Darker −20%#5744DF
Darker −30%#3723CD
Darker −40%#2C1BA2
More saturated +25%#9A8CFD
Less saturated −25%#B0AADF

Channel breakdown

R165
G155
B238
Red165 (64.7%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue247.23°
Saturation (HSL)70.94%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 9B · B EE

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