Colour

#A8A1D2

#A8A1D2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#A8A1D2 is a blue with RGB values 168, 161, 210 and HSL 249°, 35%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#A8A1D2#A8A1D2

HEX#A8A1D2

RGBrgb(168, 161, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6314, 0.8235

RGB percentages65.9%, 63.1%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(248.6, 35.3%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 23.3%, 82.4%)

CMYK20%, 23.3%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,051,474

CSS custom property--colour: #A8A1D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.69:1

Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#575E2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#95A8D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#96A6D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Tritanopia#9FA9B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 18.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.4 Plum · ΔE 20.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.3 Steel blue · ΔE 24.5 Slate grey · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 18.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBD2A1

Analogous#A1B3D2, #C0A1D2

Triadic#D2A8A1, #A1D2A8

Split complementary#D2C0A1, #B3D2A1

Tetradic#D2A1B3, #CBD2A1, #A1D2C0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E8E6F3

Lighter +10%#C8C3E3

Darker −10%#887FC1

Darker −20%#685CB1

Darker −30%#524793

Darker −40%#3E3671

More saturated +25%#9C90E3

Less saturated −25%#B4B2C1

Channel breakdown

R168

G161

B210

Red168 (65.9%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue248.57°

Saturation (HSL)35.25%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A8 · G A1 · B D2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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