Colour

#A799FF

#A799FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A799FF is a blue with RGB values 167, 153, 255 and HSL 248°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A799FF#A799FF

HEX#A799FF

RGBrgb(167, 153, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6, 1

RGB percentages65.5%, 60%, 100%

HSLhsl(248.2, 100%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.2, 40%, 100%)

CMYK34.5%, 40%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,983,935

CSS custom property--colour: #A799FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.64:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#586600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#78A8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#78A4FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Tritanopia#91ACC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.6 Slate blue · ΔE 25.8 Royal blue · ΔE 26.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F1FF99

Analogous#99BEFF, #DA99FF

Triadic#FFA799, #99FFA7

Split complementary#FFDA99, #BEFF99

Tetradic#FF99BE, #F1FF99, #99FFDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#D3CCFF

Darker −10%#7B66FF

Darker −20%#4F33FF

Darker −30%#2300FF

Darker −40%#1C00CC

More saturated +25%#A799FF

Less saturated −25%#B0A6F2

Channel breakdown

R167

G153

B255

Red167 (65.5%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue248.24°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A7 · G 99 · B FF

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Colour values

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