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Colour

#A69BD6

  • #A69BD6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A69BD6 is a blue with RGB values 166, 155, 214 and HSL 251°, 42%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A69BD6#A69BD6
HEX#A69BD6
RGBrgb(166, 155, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6078, 0.8392
RGB percentages65.1%, 60.8%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(251.2, 41.8%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.2, 27.6%, 83.9%)
CMYK22.4%, 27.6%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,918,870
CSS custom property--colour: #A69BD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.28:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#596429

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DA3D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EA2D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9CA5B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4Thistle · ΔE 23.7Light steelblue · ΔE 25Steel blue · ΔE 25.2Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBD69B
Analogous#9BADD6, #C49BD6
Triadic#D6A69B, #9BD6A6
Split complementary#D6C49B, #ADD69B
Tetradic#D69BAD, #CBD69B, #9BD6C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6E3F4
Lighter +10%#C6BFE5
Darker −10%#8677C7
Darker −20%#6653B8
Darker −30%#503F99
Darker −40%#3D3075
More saturated +25%#9B89E8
Less saturated −25%#B1ADC4

Channel breakdown

R166
G155
B214
Red166 (65.1%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue251.19°
Saturation (HSL)41.84%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 9B · B D6

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