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Recognised as Colour

#A798CC

  • #A798CC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A798CC is a violet with RGB values 167, 152, 204 and HSL 257°, 34%, 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

#A798CC#A798CC
HEX#A798CC
RGBrgb(167, 152, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.5961, 0.8
RGB percentages65.5%, 59.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(257.3, 33.8%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.3, 25.5%, 80%)
CMYK18.1%, 25.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,983,628
CSS custom property--colour: #A798CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.01:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#586733

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DA0CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F9FCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A0A0AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.3Thistle · ΔE 21.2Light steelblue · ΔE 23.5Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDCC98
Analogous#98A3CC, #C198CC
Triadic#CCA798, #98CCA7
Split complementary#CCC198, #A3CC98
Tetradic#CC98A3, #BDCC98, #98CCC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#E1DCEE
Lighter +10%#C4BADD
Darker −10%#8A76BB
Darker −20%#6D54AA
Darker −30%#574388
Darker −40%#413266
More saturated +25%#9F85DF
Less saturated −25%#AFABB9

Channel breakdown

R167
G152
B204
Red167 (65.5%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue257.31°
Saturation (HSL)33.77%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G 98 · B CC

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