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Recognised as Colour

#A89ADE

  • #A89ADE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A89ADE is a blue with RGB values 168, 154, 222 and HSL 252°, 51%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A89ADE#A89ADE
HEX#A89ADE
RGBrgb(168, 154, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6039, 0.8706
RGB percentages65.9%, 60.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(252.4, 50.7%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.4, 30.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK24.3%, 30.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,049,694
CSS custom property--colour: #A89ADE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.34:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#576521

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89A4E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AA2DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9DA5B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.8 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 text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.4Thistle · ΔE 27.5Steel blue · ΔE 27.7Light steelblue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0DE9A
Analogous#9AAEDE, #CA9ADE
Triadic#DEA89A, #9ADEA8
Split complementary#DECA9A, #AEDE9A
Tetradic#DE9AAE, #D0DE9A, #9ADECA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE7F7
Lighter +10%#C9C0EB
Darker −10%#8774D1
Darker −20%#664DC5
Darker −30%#4E37A8
Darker −40%#3C2A82
More saturated +25%#9E89EF
Less saturated −25%#B2ABCD

Channel breakdown

R168
G154
B222
Red168 (65.9%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue252.35°
Saturation (HSL)50.75%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 9A · B DE

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