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Recognised as Colour

#A49FC7

  • #A49FC7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A49FC7 is a blue with RGB values 164, 159, 199 and HSL 248°, 26%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A49FC7#A49FC7
HEX#A49FC7
RGBrgb(164, 159, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6235, 0.7804
RGB percentages64.3%, 62.4%, 78%
HSLhsl(247.5, 26.3%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.5, 20.1%, 78%)
CMYK17.6%, 20.1%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,788,807
CSS custom property--colour: #A49FC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#5B6038

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96A4C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A3C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9DA5ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.7Thistle · ΔE 17Light slate grey · ΔE 18.8Slate grey · ΔE 20.9Dark grey · ΔE 22.3Plum · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2C79F
Analogous#9FAEC7, #B89FC7
Triadic#C7A49F, #9FC7A4
Split complementary#C7B89F, #AEC79F
Tetradic#C79FAE, #C2C79F, #9FC7B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1DFED
Lighter +10%#C3BFDA
Darker −10%#857FB4
Darker −20%#675FA1
Darker −30%#524C81
Darker −40%#3E3961
More saturated +25%#968CDA
Less saturated −25%#B2B2B4

Channel breakdown

R164
G159
B199
Red164 (64.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue247.5°
Saturation (HSL)26.32%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 9F · B C7

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