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Colour

#A49FB2

  • #A49FB2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A49FB2 is a violet with RGB values 164, 159, 178 and HSL 256°, 11%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A49FB2#A49FB2
HEX#A49FB2
RGBrgb(164, 159, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6235, 0.698
RGB percentages64.3%, 62.4%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(255.8, 11%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.8, 10.7%, 69.8%)
CMYK7.9%, 10.7%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,788,786
CSS custom property--colour: #A49FB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#5B604D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA2B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA1B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A2A2A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 11.1Light slate grey · ΔE 13.2Light steelblue · ΔE 15.1Silver · ΔE 15.5Thistle · ΔE 15.7Slate grey · ΔE 15.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADB29F
Analogous#9FA4B2, #AD9FB2
Triadic#B2A49F, #9FB2A4
Split complementary#B2AE9F, #A4B29F
Tetradic#B29FA4, #ADB29F, #9FB2AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F4F6
Lighter +20%#DAD8DF
Lighter +10%#BFBBC9
Darker −10%#89839B
Darker −20%#6F6982
Darker −30%#575266
Darker −40%#3F3B4A
More saturated +25%#9A89C8
Less saturated −25%#A9A9A9

Channel breakdown

R164
G159
B178
Red164 (64.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue255.79°
Saturation (HSL)10.98%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 9F · B B2

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