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Colour

#A998FD

  • #A998FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A998FD is a blue with RGB values 169, 152, 253 and HSL 250°, 96%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A998FD#A998FD
HEX#A998FD
RGBrgb(169, 152, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5961, 0.9922
RGB percentages66.3%, 59.6%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(250.1, 96.2%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.1, 39.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK33.2%, 39.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,114,749
CSS custom property--colour: #A998FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#566702

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79A8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#79A4FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#95ABBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.5Slate blue · ΔE 25.8Royal blue · ΔE 26.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECFD98
Analogous#98BAFD, #DB98FD
Triadic#FDA998, #98FDA9
Split complementary#FDDC98, #BAFD98
Tetradic#FD98BA, #ECFD98, #98FDDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFCFF
Lighter +10%#D3CAFE
Darker −10%#7F66FC
Darker −20%#5534FB
Darker −30%#2E05F7
Darker −40%#2404C5
More saturated +25%#A896FF
Less saturated −25%#B2A5F0

Channel breakdown

R169
G152
B253
Red169 (66.3%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue250.1°
Saturation (HSL)96.19%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 98 · B FD

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