Recognised as Colour

#A984CC

#A984CC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A984CC is a violet with RGB values 169, 132, 204 and HSL 271°, 41%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A984CC#A984CC

HEX#A984CC

RGBrgb(169, 132, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5176, 0.8

RGB percentages66.3%, 51.8%, 80%

HSLhsl(270.8, 41.4%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.8, 35.3%, 80%)

CMYK17.2%, 35.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,109,580

CSS custom property--colour: #A984CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1

Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#567B33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7692CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D94CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A48F9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.5 Medium purple · ΔE 21 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5 Orchid · ΔE 27.4 Violet · ΔE 30 Slate blue · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7CC84

Analogous#8584CC, #CC84CB

Triadic#CCA984, #84CCA9

Split complementary#CBCC84, #84CC85

Tetradic#CC8584, #A7CC84, #84CBCC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5F0F9

Lighter +20%#DBCCEA

Lighter +10%#C2A8DB

Darker −10%#9060BD

Darker −20%#7645A5

Darker −30%#5D3681

Darker −40%#43275D

More saturated +25%#AA6EE2

Less saturated −25%#A89AB6

Channel breakdown

R169

G132

B204

Red169 (66.3%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue270.83°

Saturation (HSL)41.38%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A9 · G 84 · B CC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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