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Recognised as Colour

#A8A4DA

  • #A8A4DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A8A4DA is a blue with RGB values 168, 164, 218 and HSL 244°, 42%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A8A4DA#A8A4DA
HEX#A8A4DA
RGBrgb(168, 164, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6431, 0.8549
RGB percentages65.9%, 64.3%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(244.4, 42.2%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.4, 24.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK22.9%, 24.8%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,052,250
CSS custom property--colour: #A8A4DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#575B25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96ABDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A8D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9DADB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 20.4Thistle · ΔE 20.6Plum · ΔE 20.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 24.6Light slate grey · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 20.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6DAA4
Analogous#A4BBDA, #C3A4DA
Triadic#DAA8A4, #A4DAA8
Split complementary#DAC3A4, #BBDAA4
Tetradic#DAA4BB, #D6DAA4, #A4DAC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDEDF7
Lighter +10%#CBC8E9
Darker −10%#8580CB
Darker −20%#635BBD
Darker −30%#4942A3
Darker −40%#39337F
More saturated +25%#9A94EA
Less saturated −25%#B6B4CA

Channel breakdown

R168
G164
B218
Red168 (65.9%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue244.44°
Saturation (HSL)42.19%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G A4 · B DA

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