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Recognised as Colour

#A98CDA

  • #A98CDA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A98CDA is a violet with RGB values 169, 140, 218 and HSL 262°, 51%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A98CDA#A98CDA
HEX#A98CDA
RGBrgb(169, 140, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.549, 0.8549
RGB percentages66.3%, 54.9%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(262.3, 51.3%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.3, 35.8%, 85.5%)
CMYK22.5%, 35.8%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,111,642
CSS custom property--colour: #A98CDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#567325

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#799ADDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F99D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A099A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18Medium purple · ΔE 19.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 22Orchid · ΔE 28.6Slate blue · ΔE 30Violet · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDDA8C
Analogous#8C96DA, #D08CDA
Triadic#DAA98C, #8CDAA9
Split complementary#DAD08C, #96DA8C
Tetradic#DA8C96, #BDDA8C, #8CDAD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3D9F3
Lighter +10%#C6B3E6
Darker −10%#8C65CE
Darker −20%#6F3FC1
Darker −30%#59329B
Darker −40%#432575
More saturated +25%#A479ED
Less saturated −25%#AE9FC7

Channel breakdown

R169
G140
B218
Red169 (66.3%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue262.31°
Saturation (HSL)51.32%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 8C · B DA

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