Recognised as Colour

#A79FF6

#A79FF6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A79FF6 is a blue with RGB values 167, 159, 246 and HSL 246°, 83%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A79FF6#A79FF6

HEX#A79FF6

RGBrgb(167, 159, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6235, 0.9647

RGB percentages65.5%, 62.4%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(245.5, 82.9%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.5, 35.4%, 96.5%)

CMYK32.1%, 35.4%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,985,462

CSS custom property--colour: #A79FF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.93:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#586009

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#85ABF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#84A7F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Tritanopia#93AFBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3 Medium purple · ΔE 21.8 Plum · ΔE 23.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.2 Royal blue · ΔE 31.5 Slate blue · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EEF69F

Analogous#9FC3F6, #D39FF6

Triadic#F6A79F, #9FF6A7

Split complementary#F6D39F, #C3F69F

Tetradic#F69FC3, #EEF69F, #9FF6D3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFCFF

Lighter +10%#D2CEFA

Darker −10%#7C70F2

Darker −20%#5242ED

Darker −30%#2916E6

Darker −40%#2111B8

More saturated +25%#A096FF

Less saturated −25%#B2ACE9

Channel breakdown

R167

G159

B246

Red167 (65.5%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue245.52°

Saturation (HSL)82.86%

Lightness79.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A7 · G 9F · B F6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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