Colour

#A98AAB

#A98AAB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#A98AAB is a magenta with RGB values 169, 138, 171 and HSL 296°, 16%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#A98AAB#A98AAB

HEX#A98AAB

RGBrgb(169, 138, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5412, 0.6706

RGB percentages66.3%, 54.1%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(296.4, 16.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296.4, 19.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK1.2%, 19.3%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,111,083

CSS custom property--colour: #A98AAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1

Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#567554

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8892ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E95AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Tritanopia#AB8D95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 19.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Plum · ΔE 21.2 Slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Gray · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 19.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CAB8A

Analogous#998AAB, #AB8A9C

Triadic#ABA98A, #8AABA9

Split complementary#9CAB8A, #8AAB99

Tetradic#AB998A, #8CAB8A, #8A9CAB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAE3EB

Lighter +20%#D5C5D6

Lighter +10%#BFA8C0

Darker −10%#936C96

Darker −20%#765778

Darker −30%#59415B

Darker −40%#3C2C3D

More saturated +25%#BF71C4

Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R169

G138

B171

Red169 (66.3%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue296.36°

Saturation (HSL)16.42%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A9 · G 8A · B AB

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Colour values

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