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Recognised as Colour

#A897EE

  • #A897EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A897EE is a blue with RGB values 168, 151, 238 and HSL 252°, 72%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A897EE#A897EE
HEX#A897EE
RGBrgb(168, 151, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5922, 0.9333
RGB percentages65.9%, 59.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(251.7, 71.9%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.7, 36.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK29.4%, 36.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,048,942
CSS custom property--colour: #A897EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#576811

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7EA4F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#80A1ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#98A6B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Medium purple · ΔE 18.9Plum · ΔE 21.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.6Slate blue · ΔE 29.2Royal blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDEE97
Analogous#97B1EE, #D497EE
Triadic#EEA897, #97EEA8
Split complementary#EED497, #B1EE97
Tetradic#EE97B1, #DDEE97, #97EED4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1EFFC
Lighter +10%#CDC3F5
Darker −10%#836BE7
Darker −20%#5F3FE0
Darker −30%#4221CB
Darker −40%#341A9F
More saturated +25%#9F88FD
Less saturated −25%#B1A6DF

Channel breakdown

R168
G151
B238
Red168 (65.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue251.72°
Saturation (HSL)71.9%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 97 · B EE

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