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Colour

#A8A0D2

  • #A8A0D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#A8A0D2 is a blue with RGB values 168, 160, 210 and HSL 250°, 36%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#A8A0D2#A8A0D2
HEX#A8A0D2
RGBrgb(168, 160, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6275, 0.8235
RGB percentages65.9%, 62.7%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(249.6, 35.7%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.6, 23.8%, 82.4%)
CMYK20%, 23.8%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,051,218
CSS custom property--colour: #A8A0D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#575F2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94A7D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A5D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A0A8B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 19.3Light steelblue · ΔE 20.1Plum · ΔE 20.1Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8Steel blue · ΔE 24.6Slate grey · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 19.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAD2A0
Analogous#A0B1D2, #C1A0D2
Triadic#D2A8A0, #A0D2A8
Split complementary#D2C1A0, #B1D2A0
Tetradic#D2A0B1, #CAD2A0, #A0D2C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7E5F3
Lighter +10%#C8C3E2
Darker −10%#887DC2
Darker −20%#695BB1
Darker −30%#524693
Darker −40%#3F3571
More saturated +25%#9C8FE3
Less saturated −25%#B4B2C0

Channel breakdown

R168
G160
B210
Red168 (65.9%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue249.6°
Saturation (HSL)35.71%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G A0 · B D2

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