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Recognised as Colour

#A49CBD

  • #A49CBD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#A49CBD is a blue with RGB values 164, 156, 189 and HSL 255°, 20%, 68%. 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

#A49CBD#A49CBD
HEX#A49CBD
RGBrgb(164, 156, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6118, 0.7412
RGB percentages64.3%, 61.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(254.5, 20%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.5, 17.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK13.2%, 17.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,788,029
CSS custom property--colour: #A49CBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#5B6342

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95A1BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A0BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#A0A1A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 16Light slate grey · ΔE 16.3Light steelblue · ΔE 16.5Slate grey · ΔE 18.4Dark grey · ΔE 18.9Silver · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 16.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5BD9C
Analogous#9CA5BD, #B49CBD
Triadic#BDA49C, #9CBDA4
Split complementary#BDB49C, #A5BD9C
Tetradic#BD9CA5, #B5BD9C, #9CBDB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F8FA
Lighter +20%#DCD9E6
Lighter +10%#C0BBD1
Darker −10%#887DA9
Darker −20%#6D6192
Darker −30%#564D73
Darker −40%#3F3855
More saturated +25%#9987D2
Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R164
G156
B189
Red164 (64.3%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue254.55°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 9C · B BD

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