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Recognised as Colour

#A98CB1

  • #A98CB1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#A98CB1 is a violet with RGB values 169, 140, 177 and HSL 287°, 19%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#A98CB1#A98CB1
HEX#A98CB1
RGBrgb(169, 140, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.549, 0.6941
RGB percentages66.3%, 54.9%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(287, 19.2%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287, 20.9%, 69.4%)
CMYK4.5%, 20.9%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,111,601
CSS custom property--colour: #A98CB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#56734E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8894B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E97B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AA9099no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 19.6Plum · ΔE 19.9Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3Rosy brown · ΔE 22Slate grey · ΔE 22.4Dark grey · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 19.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94B18C
Analogous#978CB1, #B18CA7
Triadic#B1A98C, #8CB1A9
Split complementary#A7B18C, #8CB196
Tetradic#B1968C, #94B18C, #8CA7B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDE7EF
Lighter +20%#D6C9DA
Lighter +10%#C0AAC6
Darker −10%#926E9C
Darker −20%#775780
Darker −30%#5B4262
Darker −40%#3F2E43
More saturated +25%#B774C9
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R169
G140
B177
Red169 (66.3%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue287.03°
Saturation (HSL)19.17%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 8C · B B1

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