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Colour

#A6A5F2

  • #A6A5F2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A6A5F2 is a blue with RGB values 166, 165, 242 and HSL 241°, 75%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A6A5F2#A6A5F2
HEX#A6A5F2
RGBrgb(166, 165, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6471, 0.949
RGB percentages65.1%, 64.7%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(240.8, 74.8%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.8, 31.8%, 94.9%)
CMYK31.4%, 31.8%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,921,458
CSS custom property--colour: #A6A5F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.29:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#595A0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EAFF5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CAAF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#93B3C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2Plum · ΔE 22.4Medium purple · ΔE 27.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.4Steel blue · ΔE 28.8Light steelblue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1F2A5
Analogous#A5CAF2, #CDA5F2
Triadic#F2A6A5, #A5F2A6
Split complementary#F2CDA5, #CBF2A5
Tetradic#F2A5CA, #F1F2A5, #A5F2CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#D2D2F8
Darker −10%#7A78EC
Darker −20%#4E4CE5
Darker −30%#2320DE
Darker −40%#1C1AB1
More saturated +25%#9998FF
Less saturated −25%#B3B2E5

Channel breakdown

R166
G165
B242
Red166 (65.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue240.78°
Saturation (HSL)74.76%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G A5 · B F2

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