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Colour

#A6A6E2

  • #A6A6E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A6A6E2 is a blue with RGB values 166, 166, 226 and HSL 240°, 51%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A6A6E2#A6A6E2
HEX#A6A6E2
RGBrgb(166, 166, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.651, 0.8863
RGB percentages65.1%, 65.1%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(240, 50.8%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 26.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK26.5%, 26.5%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,921,698
CSS custom property--colour: #A6A6E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.17:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#59591D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96ADE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#94A9E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#98B1BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1Plum · ΔE 21.4Light steelblue · ΔE 22.4Thistle · ΔE 23.2Steel blue · ΔE 24.6Light skyblue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 21.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2E2A6
Analogous#A6C4E2, #C4A6E2
Triadic#E2A6A6, #A6E2A6
Split complementary#E2C4A6, #C4E2A6
Tetradic#E2A6C4, #E2E2A6, #A6E2C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F3FB
Lighter +10%#CCCCEF
Darker −10%#8080D5
Darker −20%#5959C9
Darker −30%#3B3BB4
Darker −40%#2E2E8E
More saturated +25%#9797F1
Less saturated −25%#B5B5D3

Channel breakdown

R166
G166
B226
Red166 (65.1%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)50.85%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G A6 · B E2

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