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Recognised as Colour

#A9A0DB

  • #A9A0DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A9A0DB is a blue with RGB values 169, 160, 219 and HSL 249°, 45%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A9A0DB#A9A0DB
HEX#A9A0DB
RGBrgb(169, 160, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6275, 0.8588
RGB percentages66.3%, 62.7%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(249.2, 45%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.2, 26.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK22.8%, 26.9%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,116,763
CSS custom property--colour: #A9A0DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#565F24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A8DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A6D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9FAAB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5Thistle · ΔE 22.8Light steelblue · ΔE 23.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.7Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2DBA0
Analogous#A0B5DB, #C6A0DB
Triadic#DBA9A0, #A0DBA9
Split complementary#DBC6A0, #B5DBA0
Tetradic#DBA0B5, #D2DBA0, #A0DBC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECEAF7
Lighter +10%#CAC5E9
Darker −10%#887BCD
Darker −20%#6656BF
Darker −30%#4E3EA4
Darker −40%#3C307F
More saturated +25%#9E90EB
Less saturated −25%#B4B0CB

Channel breakdown

R169
G160
B219
Red169 (66.3%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue249.15°
Saturation (HSL)45.04%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G A0 · B DB

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