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Recognised as Colour

#A99CED

  • #A99CED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A99CED is a blue with RGB values 169, 156, 237 and HSL 250°, 69%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A99CED#A99CED
HEX#A99CED
RGBrgb(169, 156, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6118, 0.9294
RGB percentages66.3%, 61.2%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(249.6, 69.2%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.6, 34.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK28.7%, 34.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,115,757
CSS custom property--colour: #A99CED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#566312

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86A8F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#86A5EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9AAABAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.7Plum · ΔE 20.6Medium purple · ΔE 22.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.7Steel blue · ΔE 31.4Slate blue · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0ED9C
Analogous#9CB8ED, #D19CED
Triadic#EDA99C, #9CEDA9
Split complementary#EDD29C, #B8ED9C
Tetradic#ED9CB8, #E0ED9C, #9CEDD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F2FD
Lighter +10%#CEC7F5
Darker −10%#8471E5
Darker −20%#5E46DD
Darker −30%#4025CB
Darker −40%#321DA0
More saturated +25%#9F8DFC
Less saturated −25%#B3ABDE

Channel breakdown

R169
G156
B237
Red169 (66.3%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue249.63°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 9C · B ED

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