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Colour

#A699CC

  • #A699CC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A699CC is a violet with RGB values 166, 153, 204 and HSL 255°, 33%, 70%. 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

#A699CC#A699CC
HEX#A699CC
RGBrgb(166, 153, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6, 0.8
RGB percentages65.1%, 60%, 80%
HSLhsl(255.3, 33.3%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.3, 25%, 80%)
CMYK18.6%, 25%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,918,348
CSS custom property--colour: #A699CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#596633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA1CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA0CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9FA1ABno 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 text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19Thistle · ΔE 20.8Light steelblue · ΔE 22.6Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Slate grey · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFCC99
Analogous#99A6CC, #BF99CC
Triadic#CCA699, #99CCA6
Split complementary#CCBF99, #A6CC99
Tetradic#CC99A6, #BFCC99, #99CCBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1DDEE
Lighter +10%#C4BBDD
Darker −10%#8877BB
Darker −20%#6B55AA
Darker −30%#554488
Darker −40%#403366
More saturated +25%#9D86DF
Less saturated −25%#AFACB9

Channel breakdown

R166
G153
B204
Red166 (65.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue255.29°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G 99 · B CC

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