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Recognised as Colour

#A698DB

  • #A698DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A698DB is a blue with RGB values 166, 152, 219 and HSL 253°, 48%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A698DB#A698DB
HEX#A698DB
RGBrgb(166, 152, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.5961, 0.8588
RGB percentages65.1%, 59.6%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(252.5, 48.2%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.5, 30.6%, 85.9%)
CMYK24.2%, 30.6%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,918,107
CSS custom property--colour: #A698DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#596724

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87A2DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#89A0D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9BA3B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2Steel blue · ΔE 27.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.5Thistle · ΔE 27.5Light steelblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDDB98
Analogous#98ABDB, #C898DB
Triadic#DBA698, #98DBA6
Split complementary#DBC898, #ABDB98
Tetradic#DB98AB, #CDDB98, #98DBC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7E4F5
Lighter +10%#C7BEE8
Darker −10%#8572CE
Darker −20%#654CC1
Darker −30%#4E38A2
Darker −40%#3C2B7C
More saturated +25%#9C87EC
Less saturated −25%#B0A9CA

Channel breakdown

R166
G152
B219
Red166 (65.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue252.54°
Saturation (HSL)48.2%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 98 · B DB

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