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Recognised as Colour

#A49FE5

  • #A49FE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A49FE5 is a blue with RGB values 164, 159, 229 and HSL 244°, 57%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A49FE5#A49FE5
HEX#A49FE5
RGBrgb(164, 159, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6235, 0.898
RGB percentages64.3%, 62.4%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(244.3, 57.4%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.3, 30.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK28.4%, 30.6%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,788,837
CSS custom property--colour: #A49FE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#5B601A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CA8E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AA5E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#95ABB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Plum · ΔE 20.6Steel blue · ΔE 26.6Thistle · ΔE 28.3Medium purple · ΔE 28.3Light steelblue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0E59F
Analogous#9FBDE5, #C79FE5
Triadic#E5A49F, #9FE5A4
Split complementary#E5C79F, #BDE59F
Tetradic#E59FBD, #E0E59F, #9FE5C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0EFFB
Lighter +10%#CAC7F0
Darker −10%#7E77DA
Darker −20%#584FCF
Darker −30%#3C32B9
Darker −40%#2F2791
More saturated +25%#9790F4
Less saturated −25%#B1AED6

Channel breakdown

R164
G159
B229
Red164 (64.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue244.29°
Saturation (HSL)57.38%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G 9F · B E5

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