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Recognised as Colour

#A690EF

  • #A690EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A690EF is a blue with RGB values 166, 144, 239 and HSL 254°, 75%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A690EF#A690EF
HEX#A690EF
RGBrgb(166, 144, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.5647, 0.9373
RGB percentages65.1%, 56.5%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(253.9, 74.8%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.9, 39.7%, 93.7%)
CMYK30.5%, 39.7%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,916,079
CSS custom property--colour: #A690EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.86:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#596F10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#749FF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#779DEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#96A1B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Plum · ΔE 24.7Slate blue · ΔE 24.7Royal blue · ΔE 26.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9EF90
Analogous#90AAEF, #D590EF
Triadic#EFA690, #90EFA6
Split complementary#EFD590, #AAEF90
Tetradic#EF90AA, #D9EF90, #90EFD5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDE9FC
Lighter +10%#CABDF5
Darker −10%#8263E9
Darker −20%#5F37E2
Darker −30%#451DC9
Darker −40%#36179C
More saturated +25%#9D80FF
Less saturated −25%#AFA0DF

Channel breakdown

R166
G144
B239
Red166 (65.1%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue253.89°
Saturation (HSL)74.8%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 90 · B EF

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