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Recognised as Colour

#A69DFD

  • #A69DFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A69DFD is a blue with RGB values 166, 157, 253 and HSL 246°, 96%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A69DFD#A69DFD
HEX#A69DFD
RGBrgb(166, 157, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6157, 0.9922
RGB percentages65.1%, 61.6%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(245.6, 96%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.6, 37.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK34.4%, 37.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,919,421
CSS custom property--colour: #A69DFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.86:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#596202

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7FABFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#7DA6FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#90AFC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Medium purple · ΔE 18.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.4Plum · ΔE 26.2Royal blue · ΔE 28.2Slate blue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4FD9D
Analogous#9DC4FD, #D69DFD
Triadic#FDA69D, #9DFDA6
Split complementary#FDD69D, #C4FD9D
Tetradic#FD9DC4, #F4FD9D, #9DFDD6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D3CFFE
Darker −10%#796BFC
Darker −20%#4B39FB
Darker −30%#1E07FA
Darker −40%#1704CA
More saturated +25%#A49BFF
Less saturated −25%#B0AAF1

Channel breakdown

R166
G157
B253
Red166 (65.1%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue245.63°
Saturation (HSL)96%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 9D · B FD

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