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Recognised as Colour

#A493FB

  • #A493FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A493FB is a blue with RGB values 164, 147, 251 and HSL 250°, 93%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A493FB#A493FB
HEX#A493FB
RGBrgb(164, 147, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5765, 0.9843
RGB percentages64.3%, 57.6%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(249.8, 92.9%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.8, 41.4%, 98.4%)
CMYK34.7%, 41.4%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,785,787
CSS custom property--colour: #A493FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35725WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#5B6C04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#71A3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#729FF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8EA7BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.7Slate blue · ΔE 23.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 24Royal blue · ΔE 24.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAFB93
Analogous#93B6FB, #D893FB
Triadic#FBA493, #93FBA4
Split complementary#FBD893, #B6FB93
Tetradic#FB93B6, #EAFB93, #93FBD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F5FF
Lighter +10%#CDC4FD
Darker −10%#7B62F9
Darker −20%#5131F7
Darker −30%#2E09EC
Darker −40%#2407BB
More saturated +25%#A18FFF
Less saturated −25%#ADA1ED

Channel breakdown

R164
G147
B251
Red164 (64.3%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue249.81°
Saturation (HSL)92.86%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 93 · B FB

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