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Colour

#A89AE7

  • #A89AE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A89AE7 is a blue with RGB values 168, 154, 231 and HSL 251°, 62%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A89AE7#A89AE7
HEX#A89AE7
RGBrgb(168, 154, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6039, 0.9059
RGB percentages65.9%, 60.4%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(250.9, 61.6%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.9, 33.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK27.3%, 33.3%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,049,703
CSS custom property--colour: #A89AE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#576518

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85A5EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#86A3E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#9AA7B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Plum · ΔE 19.5Medium purple · ΔE 23.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.9Steel blue · ΔE 30.1Thistle · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9E79A
Analogous#9AB3E7, #CF9AE7
Triadic#E7A89A, #9AE7A8
Split complementary#E7CE9A, #B3E79A
Tetradic#E79AB3, #D9E79A, #9AE7CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFECFB
Lighter +10%#CBC3F1
Darker −10%#8571DD
Darker −20%#6148D3
Darker −30%#472DBB
Darker −40%#372392
More saturated +25%#9E8AF7
Less saturated −25%#B2AAD7

Channel breakdown

R168
G154
B231
Red168 (65.9%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue250.91°
Saturation (HSL)61.6%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 9A · B E7

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