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Recognised as Colour

#A5A0FC

  • #A5A0FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A5A0FC is a blue with RGB values 165, 160, 252 and HSL 243°, 94%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A5A0FC#A5A0FC
HEX#A5A0FC
RGBrgb(165, 160, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6275, 0.9882
RGB percentages64.7%, 62.7%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(243.3, 93.9%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.3, 36.5%, 98.8%)
CMYK34.5%, 36.5%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,854,652
CSS custom property--colour: #A5A0FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#5A5F03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A7FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8EB1C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.9Medium purple · ΔE 20.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.5Plum · ΔE 25.5Royal blue · ΔE 29.8Slate blue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7FCA0
Analogous#A0C9FC, #D3A0FC
Triadic#FCA5A0, #A0FCA5
Split complementary#FCD3A0, #C9FCA0
Tetradic#FCA0C9, #F7FCA0, #A0FCD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D4D1FE
Darker −10%#766FFA
Darker −20%#473DF9
Darker −30%#180CF7
Darker −40%#1106CA
More saturated +25%#A29DFF
Less saturated −25%#B0ACF0

Channel breakdown

R165
G160
B252
Red165 (64.7%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue243.26°
Saturation (HSL)93.88%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G A0 · B FC

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