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Recognised as Colour

#A89DFB

  • #A89DFB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A89DFB is a blue with RGB values 168, 157, 251 and HSL 247°, 92%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A89DFB#A89DFB
HEX#A89DFB
RGBrgb(168, 157, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6157, 0.9843
RGB percentages65.9%, 61.6%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(247, 92.2%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247, 37.5%, 98.4%)
CMYK33.1%, 37.5%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,050,491
CSS custom property--colour: #A89DFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#576204

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80ABFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#80A6F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#93AEC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.5Medium purple · ΔE 19Plum · ΔE 25.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.3Slate blue · ΔE 28.9Royal blue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0FB9D
Analogous#9DC1FB, #D79DFB
Triadic#FBA89D, #9DFBA8
Split complementary#FBD79D, #C1FB9D
Tetradic#FB9DC1, #F0FB9D, #9DFBD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D4CEFD
Darker −10%#7D6CF9
Darker −20%#513BF7
Darker −30%#260AF5
Darker −40%#1E08C4
More saturated +25%#A599FF
Less saturated −25%#B2AAEE

Channel breakdown

R168
G157
B251
Red168 (65.9%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue247.02°
Saturation (HSL)92.16%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G 9D · B FB

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