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Recognised as Colour

#A69EE5

  • #A69EE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A69EE5 is a blue with RGB values 166, 158, 229 and HSL 247°, 58%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A69EE5#A69EE5
HEX#A69EE5
RGBrgb(166, 158, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6196, 0.898
RGB percentages65.1%, 62%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(246.8, 57.7%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.8, 31%, 89.8%)
CMYK27.5%, 31%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,919,653
CSS custom property--colour: #A69EE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#59611A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BA8E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AA5E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#98AAB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Plum · ΔE 19.9Medium purple · ΔE 27.4Steel blue · ΔE 27.4Thistle · ΔE 28.6Light steelblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDE59E
Analogous#9EBAE5, #C99EE5
Triadic#E5A69E, #9EE5A6
Split complementary#E5C99E, #BAE59E
Tetradic#E59EBA, #DDE59E, #9EE5C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0EEFB
Lighter +10%#CBC6F0
Darker −10%#8176DA
Darker −20%#5C4ECF
Darker −30%#4131B9
Darker −40%#332790
More saturated +25%#9A8FF4
Less saturated −25%#B2ADD6

Channel breakdown

R166
G158
B229
Red166 (65.1%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue246.76°
Saturation (HSL)57.72%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 9E · B E5

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