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#a49ade

a light, vivid blue · warm · closest name: plum

RGB
164, 154, 222
HSL
249°, 51%, 74%
CMYK
26, 31, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3628

Every format

HEX#a49ade
RGBrgb(164, 154, 222)
HSLhsl(249, 51%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 31%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(66.7 18.2 -33.2)
LCHlch(66.7 37.9 298.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.720 0.098 290.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #a49ade;
background-color: #a49ade;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a49ade] bg-[#a49ade]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a49ade;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.643, green: 0.604, blue: 0.871)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#a49ade")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#a49ade on white: 2.54:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#a49ade on black: 8.26:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red64.3%
Green60.4%
Blue87.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan26.1%
Magenta30.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.9%

Color previews

#a49ade text on a black background

contrast 8.26:1

Card sample

#a49ade text on a white background

contrast 2.54:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #a49ade;
Background color
Panel with #a49ade background
background-color: #a49ade;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a49ade;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(164, 154, 222, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(164, 154, 222, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #a49ade;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a49ade, #D19ADE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #a49ade

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #a49ade in the Color Lab