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Recognised as Colour

#A497B2

  • #A497B2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#A497B2 is a violet with RGB values 164, 151, 178 and HSL 269°, 15%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#A497B2#A497B2
HEX#A497B2
RGBrgb(164, 151, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5922, 0.698
RGB percentages64.3%, 59.2%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(268.9, 14.9%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.9, 15.2%, 69.8%)
CMYK7.9%, 15.2%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,786,738
CSS custom property--colour: #A497B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#5B684D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#939BB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#959CB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A29AA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.9Thistle · ΔE 16.3Dark grey · ΔE 16.6Slate grey · ΔE 16.8Light steelblue · ΔE 18.3Gray · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5B297
Analogous#9798B2, #B297B2
Triadic#B2A497, #97B2A4
Split complementary#B2B297, #98B297
Tetradic#B29798, #A5B297, #97B2B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1EFF3
Lighter +20%#D7D2DD
Lighter +10%#BEB4C8
Darker −10%#8A7A9C
Darker −20%#716182
Darker −30%#584B65
Darker −40%#3E3548
More saturated +25%#A380C9
Less saturated −25%#A4A4A4

Channel breakdown

R164
G151
B178
Red164 (64.3%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue268.89°
Saturation (HSL)14.92%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 97 · B B2

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