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Recognised as Colour

#A69FD4

  • #A69FD4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A69FD4 is a blue with RGB values 166, 159, 212 and HSL 248°, 38%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A69FD4#A69FD4
HEX#A69FD4
RGBrgb(166, 159, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6235, 0.8314
RGB percentages65.1%, 62.4%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(247.9, 38.1%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.9, 25%, 83.1%)
CMYK21.7%, 25%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,919,892
CSS custom property--colour: #A69FD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 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#59602B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A6D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A4D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9CA8B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 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

Plum · ΔE 20.1Thistle · ΔE 20.9Light steelblue · ΔE 21.3Steel blue · ΔE 24.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDD49F
Analogous#9FB3D4, #C19FD4
Triadic#D4A69F, #9FD4A6
Split complementary#D4C19F, #B3D49F
Tetradic#D49FB3, #CDD49F, #9FD4C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7E5F4
Lighter +10%#C7C2E4
Darker −10%#857CC4
Darker −20%#6559B4
Darker −30%#4E4397
Darker −40%#3C3473
More saturated +25%#998EE5
Less saturated −25%#B3B0C3

Channel breakdown

R166
G159
B212
Red166 (65.1%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue247.92°
Saturation (HSL)38.13%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 9F · B D4

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