Recognised as Colour

#A99FEA

#A99FEA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A99FEA is a blue with RGB values 169, 159, 234 and HSL 248°, 64%, 77%. 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

#A99FEA#A99FEA

HEX#A99FEA

RGBrgb(169, 159, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6235, 0.9176

RGB percentages66.3%, 62.4%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(248, 64.1%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248, 32.1%, 91.8%)

CMYK27.8%, 32.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,116,522

CSS custom property--colour: #A99FEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1

Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#566015

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8BAAEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8BA6E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Tritanopia#9AACBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 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 text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18 Plum · ΔE 19.8 Medium purple · ΔE 25.9 Steel blue · ΔE 29.3 Thistle · ΔE 30.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E0EA9F

Analogous#9FBBEA, #CF9FEA

Triadic#EAA99F, #9FEAA9

Split complementary#EACF9F, #BBEA9F

Tetradic#EA9FBA, #E0EA9F, #9FEACF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4F3FC

Lighter +10%#CEC9F3

Darker −10%#8475E1

Darker −20%#5E4BD8

Darker −30%#402BC5

Darker −40%#32229B

More saturated +25%#9E90F9

Less saturated −25%#B4AEDB

Channel breakdown

R169

G159

B234

Red169 (66.3%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue248°

Saturation (HSL)64.1%

Lightness77.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A9 · G 9F · B EA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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