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Recognised as Colour

#A892FC

  • #A892FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A892FC is a blue with RGB values 168, 146, 252 and HSL 252°, 95%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A892FC#A892FC
HEX#A892FC
RGBrgb(168, 146, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5725, 0.9882
RGB percentages65.9%, 57.3%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(252.5, 94.6%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.5, 42.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK33.3%, 42.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,047,676
CSS custom property--colour: #A892FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35911WCAG 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 8.18:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#576D03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#70A3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#72A0F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Tritanopia#94A6BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5Slate blue · ΔE 23Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.1Royal blue · ΔE 24.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6FC92
Analogous#92B1FC, #DD92FC
Triadic#FCA892, #92FCA8
Split complementary#FCDD92, #B1FC92
Tetradic#FC92B1, #E6FC92, #92FCDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F5FF
Lighter +10%#D0C4FD
Darker −10%#8060FB
Darker −20%#592FF9
Darker −30%#3707EE
Darker −40%#2B05BD
More saturated +25%#A68FFF
Less saturated −25%#B0A0EE

Channel breakdown

R168
G146
B252
Red168 (65.9%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue252.45°
Saturation (HSL)94.64%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 92 · B FC

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