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Recognised as Colour

#A697E8

  • #A697E8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A697E8 is a blue with RGB values 166, 151, 232 and HSL 251°, 64%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A697E8#A697E8
HEX#A697E8
RGBrgb(166, 151, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.5922, 0.9098
RGB percentages65.1%, 59.2%, 91%
HSLhsl(251.1, 63.8%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.1, 34.9%, 91%)
CMYK28.4%, 34.9%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,917,864
CSS custom property--colour: #A697E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#596817

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81A3EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A0E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#97A5B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.7Plum · ΔE 20.6Medium purple · ΔE 21.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.6Steel blue · ΔE 31.2Slate blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9E897
Analogous#97B1E8, #CF97E8
Triadic#E8A697, #97E8A6
Split complementary#E8CE97, #B1E897
Tetradic#E897B1, #D9E897, #97E8CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDEBFA
Lighter +10%#CAC1F1
Darker −10%#826DDF
Darker −20%#5F43D6
Darker −30%#452ABC
Darker −40%#362093
More saturated +25%#9C87F8
Less saturated −25%#B0A7D8

Channel breakdown

R166
G151
B232
Red166 (65.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue251.11°
Saturation (HSL)63.78%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 97 · B E8

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