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Recognised as Colour

#A69DF0

  • #A69DF0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A69DF0 is a blue with RGB values 166, 157, 240 and HSL 247°, 73%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A69DF0#A69DF0
HEX#A69DF0
RGBrgb(166, 157, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6157, 0.9412
RGB percentages65.1%, 61.6%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(246.5, 73.5%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.5, 34.6%, 94.1%)
CMYK30.8%, 34.6%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,919,408
CSS custom property--colour: #A69DF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#59620F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85A9F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#84A5EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#94ACBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4Plum · ΔE 22.1Medium purple · ΔE 22.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.2Steel blue · ΔE 31.3Slate blue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7F09D
Analogous#9DBEF0, #D09DF0
Triadic#F0A69D, #9DF0A6
Split complementary#F0D09D, #BEF09D
Tetradic#F09DBD, #E7F09D, #9DF0D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F5FE
Lighter +10%#CEC9F7
Darker −10%#7E71E9
Darker −20%#5645E2
Darker −30%#3420D4
Darker −40%#291AA7
More saturated +25%#9B8FFE
Less saturated −25%#B1ABE2

Channel breakdown

R166
G157
B240
Red166 (65.1%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue246.51°
Saturation (HSL)73.45%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 9D · B F0

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