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Recognised as Colour

#A996EF

  • #A996EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A996EF is a blue with RGB values 169, 150, 239 and HSL 253°, 74%, 76%. 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

#A996EF#A996EF
HEX#A996EF
RGBrgb(169, 150, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5882, 0.9373
RGB percentages66.3%, 58.8%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(252.8, 73.6%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.8, 37.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK29.3%, 37.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,114,223
CSS custom property--colour: #A996EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#566910

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7DA4F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7FA1EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#99A6B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 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 text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9Plum · ΔE 22.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.6Slate blue · ΔE 28.3Royal blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCEF96
Analogous#96B0EF, #D596EF
Triadic#EFA996, #96EFA9
Split complementary#EFD596, #AFEF96
Tetradic#EF96B0, #DCEF96, #96EFD5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1EFFC
Lighter +10%#CDC2F6
Darker −10%#856AE8
Darker −20%#613DE2
Darker −30%#441FCD
Darker −40%#3618A1
More saturated +25%#A087FE
Less saturated −25%#B2A5E0

Channel breakdown

R169
G150
B239
Red169 (66.3%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue252.81°
Saturation (HSL)73.55%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 96 · B EF

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