Colour

#A98ADB

#A98ADB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#A98ADB is a violet with RGB values 169, 138, 219 and HSL 263°, 53%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A98ADB#A98ADB

HEX#A98ADB

RGBrgb(169, 138, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5412, 0.8588

RGB percentages66.3%, 54.1%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(263, 52.9%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263, 37%, 85.9%)

CMYK22.8%, 37%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,111,131

CSS custom property--colour: #A98ADB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1

Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#567524

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7698DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C98D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A097A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.6 Plum · ΔE 18.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4 Orchid · ΔE 27.3 Slate blue · ΔE 28.4 Violet · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCDB8A

Analogous#8A94DB, #D28ADB

Triadic#DBA98A, #8ADBA9

Split complementary#DBD18A, #94DB8A

Tetradic#DB8A93, #BCDB8A, #8ADBD1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E2D8F3

Lighter +10%#C6B1E7

Darker −10%#8C63CF

Darker −20%#703CC3

Darker −30%#59309C

Darker −40%#432475

More saturated +25%#A577EE

Less saturated −25%#AD9DC8

Channel breakdown

R169

G138

B219

Red169 (66.3%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue262.96°

Saturation (HSL)52.94%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A9 · G 8A · B DB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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