Colour

#A993FE

#A993FE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A993FE is a blue with RGB values 169, 147, 254 and HSL 252°, 98%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A993FE#A993FE

HEX#A993FE

RGBrgb(169, 147, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5765, 0.9961

RGB percentages66.3%, 57.6%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(252.3, 98.2%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.3, 42.1%, 99.6%)

CMYK33.5%, 42.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,113,470

CSS custom property--colour: #A993FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1

Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#566C01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#71A4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#73A1FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Tritanopia#95A7BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23 Slate blue · ΔE 23.2 Royal blue · ΔE 24.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E8FE93

Analogous#93B3FE, #DE93FE

Triadic#FEA993, #93FEA9

Split complementary#FEDE93, #B3FE93

Tetradic#FE93B3, #E8FE93, #93FEDE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F8FF

Lighter +10%#D1C6FE

Darker −10%#8160FE

Darker −20%#592EFD

Darker −30%#3402F6

Darker −40%#2A02C3

More saturated +25%#A892FF

Less saturated −25%#B1A1F0

Channel breakdown

R169

G147

B254

Red169 (66.3%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue252.34°

Saturation (HSL)98.17%

Lightness78.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A9 · G 93 · B FE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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