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Recognised as Colour

#A6A1FB

  • #A6A1FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A6A1FB is a blue with RGB values 166, 161, 251 and HSL 243°, 92%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A6A1FB#A6A1FB
HEX#A6A1FB
RGBrgb(166, 161, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6314, 0.9843
RGB percentages65.1%, 63.1%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(243.3, 91.8%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.3, 35.9%, 98.4%)
CMYK33.9%, 35.9%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,920,443
CSS custom property--colour: #A6A1FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#595E04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#83A8F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#90B2C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.9Medium purple · ΔE 21.7Plum · ΔE 24.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 25Royal blue · ΔE 30.8Slate blue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6FBA1
Analogous#A1C9FB, #D3A1FB
Triadic#FBA6A1, #A1FBA6
Split complementary#FBD3A1, #C9FBA1
Tetradic#FBA1C9, #F6FBA1, #A1FBD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D4D2FD
Darker −10%#7870F9
Darker −20%#493FF7
Darker −30%#1B0EF5
Darker −40%#1308C8
More saturated +25%#A29DFF
Less saturated −25%#B1ADEF

Channel breakdown

R166
G161
B251
Red166 (65.1%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue243.33°
Saturation (HSL)91.84%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G A1 · B FB

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