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Recognised as Colour

#A49BCA

  • #A49BCA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#A49BCA is a blue with RGB values 164, 155, 202 and HSL 251°, 31%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#A49BCA#A49BCA
HEX#A49BCA
RGBrgb(164, 155, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6078, 0.7922
RGB percentages64.3%, 60.8%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(251.5, 30.7%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.5, 23.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK18.8%, 23.3%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,787,786
CSS custom property--colour: #A49BCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#5B6435

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A1CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#91A0C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9DA2ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 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 text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 19.5Light steelblue · ΔE 20.3Plum · ΔE 20.8Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8Slate grey · ΔE 23.7Steel blue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 19.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1CA9B
Analogous#9BA9CA, #BC9BCA
Triadic#CAA49B, #9BCAA4
Split complementary#CABC9B, #A9CA9B
Tetradic#CA9BA9, #C1CA9B, #9BCABC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1DEED
Lighter +10%#C2BCDC
Darker −10%#867AB8
Darker −20%#6758A7
Darker −30%#534785
Darker −40%#3E3564
More saturated +25%#9888DD
Less saturated −25%#B0AEB7

Channel breakdown

R164
G155
B202
Red164 (64.3%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue251.49°
Saturation (HSL)30.72%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 9B · B CA

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