Palettes / Colors / #A495EA

#A495EA — Light Blue

#A495EA is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #A495EA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A495EA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DAEA95; it also sits naturally between #95B0EA and #CF95EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 58% · Blue 92%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A495EA

.text { color: #A495EA; }
.background { background-color: #A495EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A495EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 149, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(251, 67%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A495EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 149, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A495EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 149, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A495EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A495EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A495EA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAEA95:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A495EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A495EA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #A495EA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A495EA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A495EA?

#A495EA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 164, 149, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A495EA?

#A495EA is RGB 164, 149, 234 — HSL 251°, 67%, 75% — CMYK 30%, 36%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #A495EA?

Its complement is #DAEA95; analogous partners are #95B0EA and #CF95EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A495EA for text?

Black text on #A495EA has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.60:1.