Colour

#A29AB2

#A29AB2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#A29AB2 is a violet with RGB values 162, 154, 178 and HSL 260°, 13%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#A29AB2

RGBrgb(162, 154, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6039, 0.698

RGB percentages63.5%, 60.4%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(260, 13.5%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260, 13.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK9%, 13.5%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,656,434

CSS custom property--colour: #A29AB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1

Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#5D654D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#969EB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#979EB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A09DA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.4 Dark grey · ΔE 14.4 Slate grey · ΔE 15.6 Thistle · ΔE 16.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.6 Gray · ΔE 17.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AAB29A

Analogous#9A9EB2, #AE9AB2

Triadic#B2A29A, #9AB2A2

Split complementary#B2AE9A, #9EB29A

Tetradic#B29A9E, #AAB29A, #9AB2AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2F1F4

Lighter +20%#D7D4DE

Lighter +10%#BDB7C8

Darker −10%#877D9C

Darker −20%#6E6383

Darker −30%#554D66

Darker −40%#3D3749

More saturated +25%#9B84C8

Less saturated −25%#A6A6A6

Channel breakdown

R162

G154

B178

Red162 (63.5%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue260°

Saturation (HSL)13.48%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A2 · G 9A · B B2

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Colour values

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