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Recognised as Colour

#A798EE

  • #A798EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A798EE is a blue with RGB values 167, 152, 238 and HSL 250°, 72%, 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

#A798EE#A798EE
HEX#A798EE
RGBrgb(167, 152, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5961, 0.9333
RGB percentages65.5%, 59.6%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(250.5, 71.7%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.5, 36.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK29.8%, 36.1%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,983,662
CSS custom property--colour: #A798EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.37:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#586711

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80A5F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#80A2ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#97A7B8no 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 text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 19.6Plum · ΔE 22Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4Slate blue · ΔE 29.8Royal blue · ΔE 30.9
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#DFEE98
Analogous#98B4EE, #D298EE
Triadic#EEA798, #98EEA7
Split complementary#EED298, #B4EE98
Tetradic#EE98B4, #DFEE98, #98EED2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F0FC
Lighter +10%#CCC4F5
Darker −10%#826CE7
Darker −20%#5C40E0
Darker −30%#3F22CB
Darker −40%#321AA0
More saturated +25%#9D89FD
Less saturated −25%#B1A7DF

Channel breakdown

R167
G152
B238
Red167 (65.5%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue250.47°
Saturation (HSL)71.67%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 98 · B EE

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