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Recognised as Colour

#A49EFC

  • #A49EFC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A49EFC is a blue with RGB values 164, 158, 252 and HSL 244°, 94%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A49EFC#A49EFC
HEX#A49EFC
RGBrgb(164, 158, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6196, 0.9882
RGB percentages64.3%, 62%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(243.8, 94%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.8, 37.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK34.9%, 37.3%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,788,604
CSS custom property--colour: #A49EFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#5B6103

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#80ABFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7EA6FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8DB0C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2Medium purple · ΔE 19.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 24Plum · ΔE 26.1Royal blue · ΔE 28.7Slate blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6FC9E
Analogous#9EC7FC, #D39EFC
Triadic#FCA49E, #9EFCA4
Split complementary#FCD39E, #C7FC9E
Tetradic#FC9EC7, #F6FC9E, #9EFCD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D2CFFE
Darker −10%#766DFA
Darker −20%#473BF9
Darker −30%#190AF7
Darker −40%#1306C8
More saturated +25%#A19BFF
Less saturated −25%#AFABF0

Channel breakdown

R164
G158
B252
Red164 (64.3%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue243.83°
Saturation (HSL)94%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 9E · B FC

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