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Recognised as Colour

#A59FBC

  • #A59FBC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A59FBC is a blue with RGB values 165, 159, 188 and HSL 252°, 18%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A59FBC#A59FBC
HEX#A59FBC
RGBrgb(165, 159, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6235, 0.7373
RGB percentages64.7%, 62.4%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(252.4, 17.8%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.4, 15.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK12.2%, 15.4%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,854,332
CSS custom property--colour: #A59FBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#5A6043

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99A3BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AA2BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A1A3A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.9Thistle · ΔE 15.1Light slate grey · ΔE 15.3Dark grey · ΔE 16.4Slate grey · ΔE 17.6Silver · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6BC9F
Analogous#9FA8BC, #B49FBC
Triadic#BCA59F, #9FBCA5
Split complementary#BCB39F, #A8BC9F
Tetradic#BC9FA8, #B6BC9F, #9FBCB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F9FB
Lighter +20%#DDDBE6
Lighter +10%#C1BDD1
Darker −10%#8981A7
Darker −20%#6E6590
Darker −30%#575072
Darker −40%#403B54
More saturated +25%#998BD0
Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R165
G159
B188
Red165 (64.7%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue252.41°
Saturation (HSL)17.79%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G 9F · B BC

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