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Recognised as Colour

#A79EE6

  • #A79EE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A79EE6 is a blue with RGB values 167, 158, 230 and HSL 248°, 59%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A79EE6#A79EE6
HEX#A79EE6
RGBrgb(167, 158, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6196, 0.902
RGB percentages65.5%, 62%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(247.5, 59%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.5, 31.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK27.4%, 31.3%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,985,190
CSS custom property--colour: #A79EE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#586119

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8BA8E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AA5E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#99ABB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Plum · ΔE 19.7Medium purple · ΔE 26.9Steel blue · ΔE 28Thistle · ΔE 29Light steelblue · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDE69E
Analogous#9EB9E6, #CB9EE6
Triadic#E6A79E, #9EE6A7
Split complementary#E6CB9E, #B9E69E
Tetradic#E69EB9, #DDE69E, #9EE6CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1EFFB
Lighter +10%#CCC7F0
Darker −10%#8275DC
Darker −20%#5D4DD1
Darker −30%#4130BB
Darker −40%#332692
More saturated +25%#9C8FF5
Less saturated −25%#B2ADD7

Channel breakdown

R167
G158
B230
Red167 (65.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue247.5°
Saturation (HSL)59.02%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 9E · B E6

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