*/?>

Information about #A499EE color

#A499EE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A499EE belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(164, 153, 238) (64.3% red, 60% green, 93.3% blue), or CMYK 29 / 33 / 0 / 7 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored deep-sea blue, #A499EE appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dull Lavender (#A899E6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Nanoc The Mighty Evil Pig (#AAA4E3) and Light Blue Violet (#AE8BE7).

The recipe behind #A499EE is rgb(164, 153, 238), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A499EE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. No one has named #A499EE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A499EE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A499EE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A499EE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A499EE
  • RGB164, 153, 238
  • CMYK29, 33, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(164, 153, 238)
  • HSL248°, 71%, 77%
  • HSL Precise247.765°, 71.429%, 76.667%
  • HSV248°, 36%, 93%
  • HSB248°, 36%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.600, 0.933)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.600, 0.933, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.600, 0.933)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB93.3%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA499EE
  • DECIMAL ID10787310
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01