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Recognised as Colour

#A69CE7

  • #A69CE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A69CE7 is a blue with RGB values 166, 156, 231 and HSL 248°, 61%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A69CE7#A69CE7
HEX#A69CE7
RGBrgb(166, 156, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6118, 0.9059
RGB percentages65.1%, 61.2%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(248, 61%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248, 32.5%, 90.6%)
CMYK28.1%, 32.5%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,919,143
CSS custom property--colour: #A69CE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#596318

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88A7EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#87A3E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#97A9B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Plum · ΔE 20.1Medium purple · ΔE 25.2Steel blue · ΔE 28.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.8Thistle · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDE79C
Analogous#9CB8E7, #CC9CE7
Triadic#E7A69C, #9CE7A6
Split complementary#E7CC9C, #B8E79C
Tetradic#E79CB7, #DDE79C, #9CE7CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0EEFB
Lighter +10%#CBC5F1
Darker −10%#8173DD
Darker −20%#5C4AD3
Darker −30%#412EBC
Darker −40%#332493
More saturated +25%#9B8DF6
Less saturated −25%#B1ABD8

Channel breakdown

R166
G156
B231
Red166 (65.1%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue248°
Saturation (HSL)60.98%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 9C · B E7

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