Colour

#A896AF

#A896AF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#A896AF is a violet with RGB values 168, 150, 175 and HSL 283°, 14%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#A896AF

RGBrgb(168, 150, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.5882, 0.6863

RGB percentages65.9%, 58.8%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(283.2, 13.5%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(283.2, 14.3%, 68.6%)

CMYK4%, 14.3%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,048,623

CSS custom property--colour: #A896AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1

Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#576950

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#939BB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#979DAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Tritanopia#A8999Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 15.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 16 Dark grey · ΔE 16.3 Slate grey · ΔE 17.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.1 Gray · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 15.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DAF96

Analogous#9C96AF, #AF96AA

Triadic#AFA896, #96AFA8

Split complementary#AAAF96, #96AF9B

Tetradic#AF9B96, #9DAF96, #96AAAF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0EDF1

Lighter +20%#D8D0DB

Lighter +10%#C0B3C5

Darker −10%#907999

Darker −20%#76607F

Darker −30%#5B4A62

Darker −40%#403445

More saturated +25%#B27FC6

Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R168

G150

B175

Red168 (65.9%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue283.2°

Saturation (HSL)13.51%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A8 · G 96 · B AF

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