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Recognised as Colour

#A6A8FD

  • #A6A8FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A6A8FD is a blue with RGB values 166, 168, 253 and HSL 239°, 96%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A6A8FD#A6A8FD
HEX#A6A8FD
RGBrgb(166, 168, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6588, 0.9922
RGB percentages65.1%, 65.9%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(238.6, 95.6%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.6, 34.4%, 99.2%)
CMYK34.4%, 33.6%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,922,237
CSS custom property--colour: #A6A8FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.64:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#595702

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EB3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AADFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8FB8C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.2Plum · ΔE 24.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.8Steel blue · ΔE 31.5Light skyblue · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDFBA6
Analogous#A6D3FD, #D0A6FD
Triadic#FDA6A8, #A8FDA6
Split complementary#FDD0A6, #D3FDA6
Tetradic#FDA6D3, #FDFBA6, #A6FDD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D8D9FE
Darker −10%#7477FC
Darker −20%#4246FB
Darker −30%#1016FA
Darker −40%#0509D2
More saturated +25%#A4A6FF
Less saturated −25%#B1B3F2

Channel breakdown

R166
G168
B253
Red166 (65.1%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue238.62°
Saturation (HSL)95.6%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G A8 · B FD

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