Colour

#A489AA

#A489AA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#A489AA is a violet with RGB values 164, 137, 170 and HSL 289°, 16%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#A489AA#A489AA

HEX#A489AA

RGBrgb(164, 137, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5373, 0.6667

RGB percentages64.3%, 53.7%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(289.1, 16.3%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.1, 19.4%, 66.7%)

CMYK3.5%, 19.4%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,783,146

CSS custom property--colour: #A489AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.74:1

Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#5B7655

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8690ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B93A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A58C94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 19.3 Slate grey · ΔE 20.2 Thistle · ΔE 20.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.4 Gray · ΔE 22.3 Plum · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 19.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8FAA89

Analogous#9489AA, #AA89A0

Triadic#AAA489, #89AAA4

Split complementary#9FAA89, #89AA94

Tetradic#AA9489, #8FAA89, #899FAA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E9E2EA

Lighter +20%#D2C4D5

Lighter +10%#BBA7BF

Darker −10%#8D6B95

Darker −20%#715677

Darker −30%#55405A

Darker −40%#392B3C

More saturated +25%#B470C3

Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R164

G137

B170

Red164 (64.3%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue289.09°

Saturation (HSL)16.26%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 89 · B AA

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