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Recognised as Colour

#A497CD

  • #A497CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A497CD is a blue with RGB values 164, 151, 205 and HSL 254°, 35%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A497CD#A497CD
HEX#A497CD
RGBrgb(164, 151, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5922, 0.8039
RGB percentages64.3%, 59.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(254.4, 35.1%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.4, 26.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK20%, 26.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,786,765
CSS custom property--colour: #A497CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#5B6832

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B9FCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C9ECBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9C9FAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.9Thistle · ΔE 22.5Light steelblue · ΔE 24.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5Steel blue · ΔE 24.6Light slate grey · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0CD97
Analogous#97A5CD, #BF97CD
Triadic#CDA497, #97CDA4
Split complementary#CDBF97, #A5CD97
Tetradic#CD97A5, #C0CD97, #97CDBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#E0DCEE
Lighter +10%#C2B9DE
Darker −10%#8675BC
Darker −20%#6852AC
Darker −30%#534289
Darker −40%#3E3167
More saturated +25%#9A84E0
Less saturated −25%#AEAABA

Channel breakdown

R164
G151
B205
Red164 (64.3%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue254.44°
Saturation (HSL)35.06%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 97 · B CD

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