Recognised as Colour

#A79AE4

#A79AE4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A79AE4 is a blue with RGB values 167, 154, 228 and HSL 251°, 58%, 75%. 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

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HEX#A79AE4

RGBrgb(167, 154, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6039, 0.8941

RGB percentages65.5%, 60.4%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(250.5, 57.8%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.5, 32.5%, 89.4%)

CMYK26.8%, 32.5%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,984,164

CSS custom property--colour: #A79AE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.39:1

Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#58651B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#86A5E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#87A2E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Tritanopia#9AA7B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.4 Plum · ΔE 19.2 Medium purple · ΔE 24.9 Steel blue · ΔE 29 Thistle · ΔE 30.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D7E49A

Analogous#9AB2E4, #CC9AE4

Triadic#E4A79A, #9AE4A7

Split complementary#E4CC9A, #B2E49A

Tetradic#E49AB2, #D7E49A, #9AE4CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDEAFA

Lighter +10%#CAC2EF

Darker −10%#8472D9

Darker −20%#614ACE

Darker −30%#4830B5

Darker −40%#38268C

More saturated +25%#9D8AF4

Less saturated −25%#B1AAD4

Channel breakdown

R167

G154

B228

Red167 (65.5%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue250.54°

Saturation (HSL)57.81%

Lightness74.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A7 · G 9A · B E4

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Colour values

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