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Recognised as Colour

#A99EEE

  • #A99EEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A99EEE is a blue with RGB values 169, 158, 238 and HSL 248°, 70%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A99EEE#A99EEE
HEX#A99EEE
RGBrgb(169, 158, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6196, 0.9333
RGB percentages66.3%, 62%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(248.3, 70.2%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.3, 33.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK29%, 33.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,116,270
CSS custom property--colour: #A99EEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#566111

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88A9F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#88A6ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#99ACBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.4Plum · ΔE 20.7Medium purple · ΔE 23.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.7Steel blue · ΔE 30.9Thistle · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3EE9E
Analogous#9EBBEE, #D19EEE
Triadic#EEA99E, #9EEEA9
Split complementary#EED19E, #BBEE9E
Tetradic#EE9EBB, #E3EE9E, #9EEED1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F5FD
Lighter +10%#CFC9F6
Darker −10%#8373E6
Darker −20%#5C47DF
Darker −30%#3C24CF
Darker −40%#2F1DA3
More saturated +25%#9F90FC
Less saturated −25%#B3ACE0

Channel breakdown

R169
G158
B238
Red169 (66.3%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue248.25°
Saturation (HSL)70.18%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 9E · B EE

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