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Colour

#A196AC

  • #A196AC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#A196AC is a violet with RGB values 161, 150, 172 and HSL 270°, 12%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#A196AC#A196AC
HEX#A196AC
RGBrgb(161, 150, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.5882, 0.6745
RGB percentages63.1%, 58.8%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(270, 11.7%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 12.8%, 67.5%)
CMYK6.4%, 12.8%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,589,868
CSS custom property--colour: #A196AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#5E6953

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#939AADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#959AABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A0999Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1Dark grey · ΔE 14.2Slate grey · ΔE 15Gray · ΔE 16.4Thistle · ΔE 17.2Light steelblue · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1AC96
Analogous#9696AC, #AC96AC
Triadic#ACA196, #96ACA1
Split complementary#ACAC96, #96AC96
Tetradic#AC9696, #A1AC96, #96ACAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDEBF0
Lighter +20%#D4CFD9
Lighter +10%#BAB2C3
Darker −10%#887A95
Darker −20%#6E617B
Darker −30%#544B5E
Darker −40%#3B3442
More saturated +25%#A17EC3
Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R161
G150
B172
Red161 (63.1%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)11.7%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G 96 · B AC

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