Colour

#A89EF9

#A89EF9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A89EF9 is a blue with RGB values 168, 158, 249 and HSL 247°, 88%, 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

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HEX#A89EF9

RGBrgb(168, 158, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6196, 0.9765

RGB percentages65.9%, 62%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(246.6, 88.3%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.6, 36.5%, 97.6%)

CMYK32.5%, 36.5%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,050,745

CSS custom property--colour: #A89EF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#576106

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#83ABFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#82A7F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Tritanopia#94AFC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17 Medium purple · ΔE 20.2 Plum · ΔE 24.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.7 Slate blue · ΔE 30.1 Royal blue · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EFF99E

Analogous#9EC2F9, #D69EF9

Triadic#F9A89E, #9EF9A8

Split complementary#F9D69E, #C2F99E

Tetradic#F99EC1, #EFF99E, #9EF9D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFEFF

Lighter +10%#D3CEFC

Darker −10%#7D6EF6

Darker −20%#523EF3

Darker −30%#270FEF

Darker −40%#200CBF

More saturated +25%#A398FF

Less saturated −25%#B2ABEC

Channel breakdown

R168

G158

B249

Red168 (65.9%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue246.59°

Saturation (HSL)88.35%

Lightness79.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A8 · G 9E · B F9

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