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Recognised as Colour

#A290A6

  • #A290A6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#A290A6 is a violet with RGB values 162, 144, 166 and HSL 289°, 11%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#A290A6#A290A6
HEX#A290A6
RGBrgb(162, 144, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5647, 0.651
RGB percentages63.5%, 56.5%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(289.1, 11%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.1, 13.3%, 65.1%)
CMYK2.4%, 13.3%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,653,862
CSS custom property--colour: #A290A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#5D6F59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E95A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9296A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A39297no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.5Dark grey · ΔE 15.9Slate grey · ΔE 15.9Gray · ΔE 16.4Rosy brown · ΔE 17Thistle · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94A690
Analogous#9790A6, #A6909F
Triadic#A6A290, #90A6A2
Split complementary#9FA690, #90A697
Tetradic#A69790, #94A690, #909FA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9E5EA
Lighter +20%#D1C9D3
Lighter +10%#BAACBD
Darker −10%#8A748F
Darker −20%#6F5D73
Darker −30%#544657
Darker −40%#392F3B
More saturated +25%#B277BF
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R162
G144
B166
Red162 (63.5%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue289.09°
Saturation (HSL)11%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 90 · B A6

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