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Recognised as Colour

#A699FE

  • #A699FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A699FE is a blue with RGB values 166, 153, 254 and HSL 248°, 98%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A699FE#A699FE
HEX#A699FE
RGBrgb(166, 153, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6, 0.9961
RGB percentages65.1%, 60%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(247.7, 98.1%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.7, 39.8%, 99.6%)
CMYK34.6%, 39.8%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,918,398
CSS custom property--colour: #A699FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#596601

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79A8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#78A3FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#90ACBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.4Slate blue · ΔE 26Royal blue · ΔE 26.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1FE99
Analogous#99BFFE, #D999FE
Triadic#FEA699, #99FEA6
Split complementary#FED999, #BFFE99
Tetradic#FE99BF, #F1FE99, #99FED9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#D2CCFE
Darker −10%#7A66FE
Darker −20%#4E34FD
Darker −30%#2302FC
Darker −40%#1C02C9
More saturated +25%#A598FF
Less saturated −25%#B0A6F1

Channel breakdown

R166
G153
B254
Red166 (65.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue247.72°
Saturation (HSL)98.06%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 99 · B FE

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