Colour

#A499BC

#A499BC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#A499BC is a violet with RGB values 164, 153, 188 and HSL 259°, 21%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#A499BC#A499BC

HEX#A499BC

RGBrgb(164, 153, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6, 0.7373

RGB percentages64.3%, 60%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(258.9, 20.7%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 18.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK12.8%, 18.6%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,787,260

CSS custom property--colour: #A499BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34306WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.86:1

Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#5B6643

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#929EBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#949EBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A09EA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 16.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 18.1 Slate grey · ΔE 19 Dark grey · ΔE 20.3 Gray · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 16.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B1BC99

Analogous#99A0BC, #B699BC

Triadic#BCA499, #99BCA4

Split complementary#BCB699, #A0BC99

Tetradic#BC99A0, #B1BC99, #99BCB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F5F9

Lighter +20%#DBD7E4

Lighter +10%#BFB8D0

Darker −10%#897AA8

Darker −20%#6E5F90

Darker −30%#574B71

Darker −40%#3F3653

More saturated +25%#9C84D1

Less saturated −25%#ABABAB

Channel breakdown

R164

G153

B188

Red164 (64.3%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue258.86°

Saturation (HSL)20.71%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 99 · B BC

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Colour values

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