#A496EE Color

#A496EE is rgb(164, 150, 238) in RGB, hsl(250, 72%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 37%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), visibly different at ΔE 14.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A496EE

HEX#A496EE

RGBrgb(164, 150, 238)

HSLhsl(250, 72%, 76%)

HSVhsv(250, 37%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(31%, 37%, 0%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(72% 0.126 290.1)

LABlab(65.99% 20.02 -42.91)

LCHlch(65.99% 47.36 295.02)

What #A496EE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A496EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 14.69 Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 14.82 Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 14.97 Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 15.75 Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 16.07 Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 16.69

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#A496EE Channel Values

How #A496EE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 164 · G 150 · B 238	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 250° · S 72% · L 76%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 250° · S 37% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 31% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.57:1 vs white · 8.18:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A496EE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A496EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A496EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #A496EE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #A496EE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A496EE

Protanopia#9999EE

Protanomaly#9D98EE

Deuteranopia#9B9BEE

Deuteranomaly#9F99EE

Tritanopia#95A5A5

Tritanomaly#9B9FC6

Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

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Using #A496EE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a496ee: #A496EE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A496EE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a496ee': '#A496EE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.588, blue: 0.933)

Android XML<color name="color_a496ee">#A496EE</color>

SVG fillfill="#A496EE"

More Blue Colors

#A496EE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#A496EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A496EE?

#A496EE is a light blue — rgb(164, 150, 238) in RGB and hsl(250, 72%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Purple (#8B72BE), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 14.69.

What is the RGB value of #A496EE?

#A496EE is rgb(164, 150, 238) — red 164, green 150, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A496EE?

#A496EE converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 37%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A496EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A496EE scores 2.57:1 against white and 8.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A496EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A496EE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 18.14, which is visibly different.

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