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Recognised as Colour

#A296A6

  • #A296A6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A296A6 is a violet with RGB values 162, 150, 166 and HSL 285°, 8%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A296A6#A296A6
HEX#A296A6
RGBrgb(162, 150, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.5882, 0.651
RGB percentages63.5%, 58.8%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(285, 8.2%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 9.6%, 65.1%)
CMYK2.4%, 9.6%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,655,398
CSS custom property--colour: #A296A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#5D6959

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9499A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#979AA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A2989Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 11.6Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1Gray · ΔE 14.2Slate grey · ΔE 14.9Rosy brown · ΔE 16.5Silver · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AA696
Analogous#9A96A6, #A696A2
Triadic#A6A296, #96A6A2
Split complementary#A2A696, #96A69A
Tetradic#A69A96, #9AA696, #96A2A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBE9EC
Lighter +20%#D3CDD5
Lighter +10%#BAB2BD
Darker −10%#8A7A8F
Darker −20%#6F6274
Darker −30%#554B58
Darker −40%#3A333D
More saturated +25%#AE7EBE
Less saturated −25%#9E9E9E

Channel breakdown

R162
G150
B166
Red162 (63.5%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)8.25%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 96 · B A6

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