Colour

#A497D2

#A497D2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A497D2 is a blue with RGB values 164, 151, 210 and HSL 253°, 40%, 71%. 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

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HEX#A497D2

RGBrgb(164, 151, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5922, 0.8235

RGB percentages64.3%, 59.2%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(253.2, 39.6%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.2, 28.1%, 82.4%)

CMYK21.9%, 28.1%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,786,770

CSS custom property--colour: #A497D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1

Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#5B682D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#89A0D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A9ED0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#9BA1ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5 Thistle · ΔE 24.4 Steel blue · ΔE 25.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 26.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C5D297

Analogous#97A7D2, #C297D2

Triadic#D2A497, #97D2A4

Split complementary#D2C197, #A7D297

Tetradic#D297A7, #C5D297, #97D2C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E2DEF1

Lighter +10%#C3BBE1

Darker −10%#8573C3

Darker −20%#6650B3

Darker −30%#513F91

Darker −40%#3D2F6E

More saturated +25%#9A84E5

Less saturated −25%#AEAABF

Channel breakdown

R164

G151

B210

Red164 (64.3%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue253.22°

Saturation (HSL)39.6%

Lightness70.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 97 · B D2

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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