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Recognised as Colour

#A894FC

  • #A894FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A894FC is a blue with RGB values 168, 148, 252 and HSL 252°, 95%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A894FC#A894FC
HEX#A894FC
RGBrgb(168, 148, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5804, 0.9882
RGB percentages65.9%, 58%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(251.5, 94.5%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.5, 41.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK33.3%, 41.3%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,048,188
CSS custom property--colour: #A894FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.31:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#576B03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#73A5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#75A1F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#94A7BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5Slate blue · ΔE 23.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.4Royal blue · ΔE 25.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8FC94
Analogous#94B4FC, #DC94FC
Triadic#FCA894, #94FCA8
Split complementary#FCDC94, #B4FC94
Tetradic#FC94B4, #E8FC94, #94FCDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F7FF
Lighter +10%#D0C6FD
Darker −10%#8062FB
Darker −20%#5731F9
Darker −30%#3407F0
Darker −40%#2905BF
More saturated +25%#A691FF
Less saturated −25%#B0A2EE

Channel breakdown

R168
G148
B252
Red168 (65.9%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue251.54°
Saturation (HSL)94.55%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 94 · B FC

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