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Recognised as Colour

#A49FD3

  • #A49FD3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A49FD3 is a blue with RGB values 164, 159, 211 and HSL 246°, 37%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A49FD3#A49FD3
HEX#A49FD3
RGBrgb(164, 159, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6235, 0.8275
RGB percentages64.3%, 62.4%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(245.8, 37.1%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.8, 24.6%, 82.7%)
CMYK22.3%, 24.6%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,788,819
CSS custom property--colour: #A49FD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#5B602C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A6D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A3D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9AA8B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 20.7Thistle · ΔE 20.8Plum · ΔE 20.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.5Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 20.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CED39F
Analogous#9FB4D3, #BE9FD3
Triadic#D3A49F, #9FD3A4
Split complementary#D3BE9F, #B4D39F
Tetradic#D39FB4, #CED39F, #9FD3BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6E5F3
Lighter +10%#C5C2E3
Darker −10%#837CC3
Darker −20%#6259B3
Darker −30%#4C4495
Darker −40%#3A3472
More saturated +25%#968EE4
Less saturated −25%#B2B1C1

Channel breakdown

R164
G159
B211
Red164 (64.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue245.77°
Saturation (HSL)37.14%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 9F · B D3

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