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Recognised as Colour

#A490D2

  • #A490D2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A490D2 is a violet with RGB values 164, 144, 210 and HSL 258°, 42%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A490D2#A490D2
HEX#A490D2
RGBrgb(164, 144, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5647, 0.8235
RGB percentages64.3%, 56.5%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(258.2, 42.3%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.2, 31.4%, 82.4%)
CMYK21.9%, 31.4%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,784,978
CSS custom property--colour: #A490D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#5B6F2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#819BD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#849AD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9B9BA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7Medium purple · ΔE 26.1Steel blue · ΔE 27.6Thistle · ΔE 28.4Light steelblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BED290
Analogous#909DD2, #C590D2
Triadic#D2A490, #90D2A4
Split complementary#D2C590, #9DD290
Tetradic#D2909D, #BED290, #90D2C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFE
Lighter +20%#E0D9EF
Lighter +10%#C2B4E1
Darker −10%#866CC3
Darker −20%#6949B3
Darker −30%#543A8F
Darker −40%#3F2B6B
More saturated +25%#9C7DE5
Less saturated −25%#ACA3BE

Channel breakdown

R164
G144
B210
Red164 (64.3%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue258.18°
Saturation (HSL)42.31%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 90 · B D2

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