Colour

#A97CC3

#A97CC3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A97CC3 is a violet with RGB values 169, 124, 195 and HSL 278°, 37%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#A97CC3

RGBrgb(169, 124, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.4863, 0.7647

RGB percentages66.3%, 48.6%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(278, 37.2%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278, 36.4%, 76.5%)

CMYK13.3%, 36.4%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,107,523

CSS custom property--colour: #A97CC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1

Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#56833C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#708BC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A8EC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A78696no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.9 Medium purple · ΔE 21 Orchid · ΔE 25.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.6 Violet · ΔE 28.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#96C37C

Analogous#857CC3, #C37CBA

Triadic#C3A97C, #7CC3A9

Split complementary#BAC37C, #7CC385

Tetradic#C3857C, #96C37C, #7CBAC3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEE5F3

Lighter +20%#D7C2E3

Lighter +10%#C09FD3

Darker −10%#9259B3

Darker −20%#774495

Darker −30%#5B3472

Darker −40%#3F244F

More saturated +25%#AF64DB

Less saturated −25%#A394AB

Channel breakdown

R169

G124

B195

Red169 (66.3%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue278.03°

Saturation (HSL)37.17%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A9 · G 7C · B C3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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