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Recognised as Colour

#A894EA

  • #A894EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A894EA is a blue with RGB values 168, 148, 234 and HSL 254°, 67%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A894EA#A894EA
HEX#A894EA
RGBrgb(168, 148, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5804, 0.9176
RGB percentages65.9%, 58%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(254, 67.2%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254, 36.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK28.2%, 36.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,048,170
CSS custom property--colour: #A894EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.09:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#576B15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CA2EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F9FE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9AA3B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9Plum · ΔE 21.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.4Slate blue · ΔE 28.7Orchid · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6EA94
Analogous#94ABEA, #D394EA
Triadic#EAA894, #94EAA8
Split complementary#EAD394, #ABEA94
Tetradic#EA94AB, #D6EA94, #94EAD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDE9FB
Lighter +10%#CBBFF2
Darker −10%#8569E2
Darker −20%#633FD9
Darker −30%#4926BF
Darker −40%#391D95
More saturated +25%#9F84FA
Less saturated −25%#B1A4DA

Channel breakdown

R168
G148
B234
Red168 (65.9%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue253.95°
Saturation (HSL)67.19%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 94 · B EA

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