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Colour

#A988FF

  • #A988FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A988FF is a violet with RGB values 169, 136, 255 and HSL 257°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A988FF#A988FF
HEX#A988FF
RGBrgb(169, 136, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5333, 1
RGB percentages66.3%, 53.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(256.6, 100%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.6, 46.7%, 100%)
CMYK33.7%, 46.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,110,655
CSS custom property--colour: #A988FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#567700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F9DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#659AFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Tritanopia#959FB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.3Slate blue · ΔE 19.3Royal blue · ΔE 22.7Medium orchid · ΔE 24.8Violet · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEFF88
Analogous#88A2FF, #E588FF
Triadic#FFA988, #88FFA9
Split complementary#FFE588, #A3FF88
Tetradic#FF88A2, #DEFF88, #88FFE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3EEFF
Lighter +10%#CEBBFF
Darker −10%#8455FF
Darker −20%#5F22FF
Darker −30%#4200EE
Darker −40%#3400BB
More saturated +25%#A988FF
Less saturated −25%#B097F0

Channel breakdown

R169
G136
B255
Red169 (66.3%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue256.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 88 · B FF

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