Colour

#A499CB

#A499CB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A499CB is a blue with RGB values 164, 153, 203 and HSL 253°, 32%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A499CB#A499CB

HEX#A499CB

RGBrgb(164, 153, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6, 0.7961

RGB percentages64.3%, 60%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(253.2, 32.5%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.2, 24.6%, 79.6%)

CMYK19.2%, 24.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,787,275

CSS custom property--colour: #A499CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1

Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#5B6634

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8EA0CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F9FCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Tritanopia#9DA1AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

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

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.9 Thistle · ΔE 20.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 22 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.3 Steel blue · ΔE 24.1 Slate grey · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C0CB99

Analogous#99A7CB, #BD99CB

Triadic#CBA499, #99CBA4

Split complementary#CBBD99, #A7CB99

Tetradic#CB99A7, #C0CB99, #99CBBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFF

Lighter +20%#E0DDED

Lighter +10%#C2BBDC

Darker −10%#8677BA

Darker −20%#6856A8

Darker −30%#534586

Darker −40%#3E3365

More saturated +25%#9986DE

Less saturated −25%#AFACB8

Channel breakdown

R164

G153

B203

Red164 (64.3%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue253.2°

Saturation (HSL)32.47%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G 99 · B CB

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Colour values

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