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Colour

#A698CA

  • #A698CA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A698CA is a violet with RGB values 166, 152, 202 and HSL 257°, 32%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A698CA#A698CA
HEX#A698CA
RGBrgb(166, 152, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.5961, 0.7922
RGB percentages65.1%, 59.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(256.8, 32.1%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.8, 24.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK17.8%, 24.8%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,918,090
CSS custom property--colour: #A698CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#596735

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DA0CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F9FC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9FA0A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19Thistle · ΔE 20.6Light steelblue · ΔE 22.7Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7Steel blue · ΔE 24.9Slate grey · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCCA98
Analogous#98A3CA, #BF98CA
Triadic#CAA698, #98CAA6
Split complementary#CABF98, #A3CA98
Tetradic#CA98A3, #BCCA98, #98CABF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFE
Lighter +20%#E0DBED
Lighter +10%#C3BADB
Darker −10%#8976B9
Darker −20%#6C56A6
Darker −30%#564485
Darker −40%#403363
More saturated +25%#9D84DE
Less saturated −25%#AFACB7

Channel breakdown

R166
G152
B202
Red166 (65.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue256.8°
Saturation (HSL)32.05%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 98 · B CA

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