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Recognised as Colour

#A98BAF

  • #A98BAF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#A98BAF is a magenta with RGB values 169, 139, 175 and HSL 290°, 18%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#A98BAF#A98BAF
HEX#A98BAF
RGBrgb(169, 139, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5451, 0.6863
RGB percentages66.3%, 54.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(290, 18.4%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290, 20.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK3.4%, 20.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,111,343
CSS custom property--colour: #A98BAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#567450

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8893B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E96AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AA8E97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 19.8Plum · ΔE 20.1Light slate grey · ΔE 21.2Rosy brown · ΔE 21.4Slate grey · ΔE 22.3Dark grey · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 19.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91AF8B
Analogous#978BAF, #AF8BA3
Triadic#AFA98B, #8BAFA9
Split complementary#A3AF8B, #8BAF97
Tetradic#AF978B, #91AF8B, #8BA3AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECE6ED
Lighter +20%#D6C7D9
Lighter +10%#BFA9C4
Darker −10%#936D9A
Darker −20%#77577D
Darker −30%#5A425F
Darker −40%#3E2D41
More saturated +25%#B973C8
Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R169
G139
B175
Red169 (66.3%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue290°
Saturation (HSL)18.37%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 8B · B AF

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