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Colour

#A5A5EF

  • #A5A5EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A5A5EF is a blue with RGB values 165, 165, 239 and HSL 240°, 70%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A5A5EF#A5A5EF
HEX#A5A5EF
RGBrgb(165, 165, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6471, 0.9373
RGB percentages64.7%, 64.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(240, 69.8%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 31%, 93.7%)
CMYK31%, 31%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,855,919
CSS custom property--colour: #A5A5EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.23:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#5A5A10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FAEF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DA9EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#92B3C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.5Plum · ΔE 22.2Steel blue · ΔE 27.6Medium purple · ΔE 28.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.3Light steelblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFEFA5
Analogous#A5CAEF, #CAA5EF
Triadic#EFA5A5, #A5EFA5
Split complementary#EFCAA5, #CAEFA5
Tetradic#EFA5CA, #EFEFA5, #A5EFCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFCFE
Lighter +10%#D0D0F7
Darker −10%#7A7AE7
Darker −20%#4E4EE0
Darker −30%#2626D5
Darker −40%#1E1EAA
More saturated +25%#9898FC
Less saturated −25%#B2B2E2

Channel breakdown

R165
G165
B239
Red165 (64.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)69.81%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G A5 · B EF

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