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Recognised as Colour

#A8A4E3

  • #A8A4E3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A8A4E3 is a blue with RGB values 168, 164, 227 and HSL 244°, 53%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A8A4E3#A8A4E3
HEX#A8A4E3
RGBrgb(168, 164, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6431, 0.8902
RGB percentages65.9%, 64.3%, 89%
HSLhsl(243.8, 52.9%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.8, 27.8%, 89%)
CMYK26%, 27.8%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,052,259
CSS custom property--colour: #A8A4E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40422WCAG 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 9.08:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#575B1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93ACE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A9E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9BAFBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.5Thistle · ΔE 24.3Light steelblue · ΔE 24.4Steel blue · ΔE 25.8Light skyblue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFE3A4
Analogous#A4BFE3, #C8A4E3
Triadic#E3A8A4, #A4E3A8
Split complementary#E3C7A4, #C0E3A4
Tetradic#E3A4BF, #DFE3A4, #A4E3C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F2FB
Lighter +10%#CDCBEF
Darker −10%#837DD7
Darker −20%#5D56CB
Darker −30%#4038B6
Darker −40%#322C8F
More saturated +25%#9B95F2
Less saturated −25%#B5B3D4

Channel breakdown

R168
G164
B227
Red168 (65.9%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue243.81°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G A4 · B E3

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