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Recognised as Colour

#A799DD

  • #A799DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A799DD is a blue with RGB values 167, 153, 221 and HSL 252°, 50%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A799DD#A799DD
HEX#A799DD
RGBrgb(167, 153, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6, 0.8667
RGB percentages65.5%, 60%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(252.4, 50%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.4, 30.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK24.4%, 30.8%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,983,901
CSS custom property--colour: #A799DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#586622

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88A3E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#89A1DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9CA4B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 27.2Steel blue · ΔE 27.5Thistle · ΔE 27.7Light steelblue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFDD99
Analogous#99ADDD, #C999DD
Triadic#DDA799, #99DDA7
Split complementary#DDC999, #ADDD99
Tetradic#DD99AD, #CFDD99, #99DDC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9E6F7
Lighter +10%#C8BFEA
Darker −10%#8673D0
Darker −20%#654DC4
Darker −30%#4E37A6
Darker −40%#3C2A80
More saturated +25%#9D88EE
Less saturated −25%#B1AACC

Channel breakdown

R167
G153
B221
Red167 (65.5%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue252.35°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 99 · B DD

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