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Recognised as Colour

#A798ED

  • #A798ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A798ED is a blue with RGB values 167, 152, 237 and HSL 251°, 70%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A798ED#A798ED
HEX#A798ED
RGBrgb(167, 152, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5961, 0.9294
RGB percentages65.5%, 59.6%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(250.6, 70.2%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.6, 35.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK29.5%, 35.9%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,983,661
CSS custom property--colour: #A798ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#586712

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80A5F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A2EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#97A7B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.7Medium purple · ΔE 20Plum · ΔE 21.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.6Slate blue · ΔE 30.1Royal blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEED98
Analogous#98B3ED, #D298ED
Triadic#EDA798, #98EDA7
Split complementary#EDD298, #B3ED98
Tetradic#ED98B3, #DEED98, #98EDD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1EFFC
Lighter +10%#CCC3F5
Darker −10%#826DE5
Darker −20%#5D41DE
Darker −30%#4023C9
Darker −40%#321C9D
More saturated +25%#9D89FC
Less saturated −25%#B1A7DE

Channel breakdown

R167
G152
B237
Red167 (65.5%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue250.59°
Saturation (HSL)70.25%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 98 · B ED

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