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Recognised as Colour

#A695FF

  • #A695FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A695FF is a blue with RGB values 166, 149, 255 and HSL 250°, 100%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A695FF#A695FF
HEX#A695FF
RGBrgb(166, 149, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.5843, 1
RGB percentages65.1%, 58.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(249.6, 100%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.6, 41.6%, 100%)
CMYK34.9%, 41.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,917,375
CSS custom property--colour: #A695FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36822WCAG 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 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#596A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#72A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#73A1FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#90A9BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3Slate blue · ΔE 23.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.8Royal blue · ΔE 24.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEFF95
Analogous#95B9FF, #DB95FF
Triadic#FFA695, #95FFA6
Split complementary#FFDB95, #B9FF95
Tetradic#FF95B9, #EEFF95, #95FFDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFBFF
Lighter +10%#D1C8FF
Darker −10%#7B62FF
Darker −20%#502FFF
Darker −30%#2800FB
Darker −40%#2000C8
More saturated +25%#A695FF
Less saturated −25%#AFA2F2

Channel breakdown

R166
G149
B255
Red166 (65.1%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue249.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 95 · B FF

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