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Recognised as Colour

#A99BE9

  • #A99BE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A99BE9 is a blue with RGB values 169, 155, 233 and HSL 251°, 64%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A99BE9#A99BE9
HEX#A99BE9
RGBrgb(169, 155, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6078, 0.9137
RGB percentages66.3%, 60.8%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(250.8, 63.9%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.8, 33.5%, 91.4%)
CMYK27.5%, 33.5%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,115,497
CSS custom property--colour: #A99BE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.55:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#566416

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86A7ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#87A4E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#9BA9B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Plum · ΔE 19.6Medium purple · ΔE 23.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.7Steel blue · ΔE 30.6Thistle · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBE99B
Analogous#9BB4E9, #D09BE9
Triadic#E9A99B, #9BE9A9
Split complementary#E9D09B, #B4E99B
Tetradic#E99BB4, #DBE99B, #9BE9D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1EFFB
Lighter +10%#CDC5F2
Darker −10%#8571E0
Darker −20%#6147D7
Darker −30%#452AC1
Darker −40%#362197
More saturated +25%#9F8CF8
Less saturated −25%#B3AADA

Channel breakdown

R169
G155
B233
Red169 (66.3%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue250.77°
Saturation (HSL)63.93%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 9B · B E9

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