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Recognised as Colour

#A79EEE

  • #A79EEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A79EEE is a blue with RGB values 167, 158, 238 and HSL 247°, 70%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A79EEE#A79EEE
HEX#A79EEE
RGBrgb(167, 158, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6196, 0.9333
RGB percentages65.5%, 62%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(246.8, 70.2%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.8, 33.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK29.8%, 33.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,985,198
CSS custom property--colour: #A79EEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#586111

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87A9F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#87A5ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#96ACBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.8Plum · ΔE 21.2Medium purple · ΔE 23.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.2Steel blue · ΔE 30.4Thistle · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5EE9E
Analogous#9EBDEE, #CF9EEE
Triadic#EEA79E, #9EEEA7
Split complementary#EECF9E, #BDEE9E
Tetradic#EE9EBD, #E5EE9E, #9EEECF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F5FD
Lighter +10%#CEC9F6
Darker −10%#8073E6
Darker −20%#5847DF
Darker −30%#3724CF
Darker −40%#2C1DA3
More saturated +25%#9C90FC
Less saturated −25%#B2ACE0

Channel breakdown

R167
G158
B238
Red167 (65.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue246.75°
Saturation (HSL)70.18%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 9E · B EE

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