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Recognised as Colour

#A69AFD

  • #A69AFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A69AFD is a blue with RGB values 166, 154, 253 and HSL 247°, 96%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A69AFD#A69AFD
HEX#A69AFD
RGBrgb(166, 154, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6039, 0.9922
RGB percentages65.1%, 60.4%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(247.3, 96.1%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.3, 39.1%, 99.2%)
CMYK34.4%, 39.1%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,918,653
CSS custom property--colour: #A69AFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#596502

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BA9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7AA4FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#90ADBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.5Slate blue · ΔE 26.7Royal blue · ΔE 26.9Plum · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1FD9A
Analogous#9AC0FD, #D89AFD
Triadic#FDA69A, #9AFDA6
Split complementary#FDD89A, #C0FD9A
Tetradic#FD9AC0, #F1FD9A, #9AFDD7

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%#7A68FC
Darker −20%#4E36FB
Darker −30%#2305F9
Darker −40%#1C04C7
More saturated +25%#A498FF
Less saturated −25%#B0A7F0

Channel breakdown

R166
G154
B253
Red166 (65.1%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue247.27°
Saturation (HSL)96.12%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 9A · B FD

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