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Recognised as Colour

#A79AEF

  • #A79AEF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A79AEF is a blue with RGB values 167, 154, 239 and HSL 249°, 73%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A79AEF#A79AEF
HEX#A79AEF
RGBrgb(167, 154, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6039, 0.9373
RGB percentages65.5%, 60.4%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(249.2, 72.6%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.2, 35.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK30.1%, 35.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,984,175
CSS custom property--colour: #A79AEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#586510

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82A7F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A3EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#96A9B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2Medium purple · ΔE 20.6Plum · ΔE 21.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.3Slate blue · ΔE 30.7Royal blue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2EF9A
Analogous#9AB7EF, #D29AEF
Triadic#EFA79A, #9AEFA7
Split complementary#EFD29A, #B7EF9A
Tetradic#EF9AB7, #E2EF9A, #9AEFD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F2FD
Lighter +10%#CDC6F6
Darker −10%#816EE8
Darker −20%#5A42E1
Darker −30%#3B21CF
Darker −40%#2F1AA3
More saturated +25%#9D8BFE
Less saturated −25%#B1A9E0

Channel breakdown

R167
G154
B239
Red167 (65.5%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue249.18°
Saturation (HSL)72.65%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 9A · B EF

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