Colour

#A498DD

#A498DD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A498DD is a blue with RGB values 164, 152, 221 and HSL 250°, 50%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#A498DD

RGBrgb(164, 152, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.5961, 0.8667

RGB percentages64.3%, 59.6%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(250.4, 50.4%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.4, 31.2%, 86.7%)

CMYK25.8%, 31.2%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,787,037

CSS custom property--colour: #A498DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.11:1

Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#5B6722

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#86A2E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#87A0DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Tritanopia#98A4B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1 Medium purple · ΔE 26.7 Steel blue · ΔE 27 Thistle · ΔE 28.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D1DD98

Analogous#98AFDD, #C798DD

Triadic#DDA498, #98DDA4

Split complementary#DDC798, #AFDD98

Tetradic#DD98AF, #D1DD98, #98DDC7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E8E5F6

Lighter +10%#C6BEEA

Darker −10%#8272D0

Darker −20%#604BC4

Darker −30%#4A37A5

Darker −40%#392A7F

More saturated +25%#9987EE

Less saturated −25%#AFA9CC

Channel breakdown

R164

G152

B221

Red164 (64.3%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue250.43°

Saturation (HSL)50.36%

Lightness73.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 98 · B DD

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Colour values

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