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Colour

#A699C6

  • #A699C6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#A699C6 is a violet with RGB values 166, 153, 198 and HSL 257°, 28%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#A699C6#A699C6
HEX#A699C6
RGBrgb(166, 153, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6, 0.7765
RGB percentages65.1%, 60%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(257.3, 28.3%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.3, 22.7%, 77.6%)
CMYK16.2%, 22.7%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,918,342
CSS custom property--colour: #A699C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34967WCAG 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 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#596639

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A0C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#929FC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A0A0A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 18.8Plum · ΔE 20.2Light steelblue · ΔE 20.7Light slate grey · ΔE 21.5Slate grey · ΔE 23.2Steel blue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 18.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9C699
Analogous#99A3C6, #BC99C6
Triadic#C6A699, #99C6A6
Split complementary#C6BC99, #A3C699
Tetradic#C699A3, #B9C699, #99C6BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFD
Lighter +20%#DFDAEB
Lighter +10%#C3BAD8
Darker −10%#8978B4
Darker −20%#6E59A0
Darker −30%#57477F
Darker −40%#41355E
More saturated +25%#9E85DA
Less saturated −25%#AEADB2

Channel breakdown

R166
G153
B198
Red166 (65.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue257.33°
Saturation (HSL)28.3%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 99 · B C6

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