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Colour

#A492AE

  • #A492AE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#A492AE is a violet with RGB values 164, 146, 174 and HSL 279°, 15%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#A492AE#A492AE
HEX#A492AE
RGBrgb(164, 146, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5725, 0.6824
RGB percentages64.3%, 57.3%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(278.6, 14.7%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.6, 16.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK5.7%, 16.1%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,785,454
CSS custom property--colour: #A492AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#5B6D51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E97AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9299ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A3959Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9Thistle · ΔE 17.4Slate grey · ΔE 17.5Dark grey · ΔE 18.2Rosy brown · ΔE 19.5Gray · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 15.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CAE92
Analogous#9692AE, #AE92AA
Triadic#AEA492, #92AEA4
Split complementary#AAAE92, #92AE96
Tetradic#AE9692, #9CAE92, #92AAAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDEAEF
Lighter +20%#D5CDD9
Lighter +10%#BCAFC4
Darker −10%#8C7598
Darker −20%#725D7D
Darker −30%#574760
Darker −40%#3C3143
More saturated +25%#AB7AC6
Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R164
G146
B174
Red164 (64.3%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue278.57°
Saturation (HSL)14.74%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 92 · B AE

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