Recognised as Colour

#A98DD2

#A98DD2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#A98DD2 is a violet with RGB values 169, 141, 210 and HSL 264°, 43%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#A98DD2

RGBrgb(169, 141, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5529, 0.8235

RGB percentages66.3%, 55.3%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(264.3, 43.4%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.3, 32.9%, 82.4%)

CMYK19.5%, 32.9%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,111,890

CSS custom property--colour: #A98DD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1

Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#56722D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E99D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8399D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A298A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2 Medium purple · ΔE 23.9 Thistle · ΔE 30 Steel blue · ΔE 30.4 Orchid · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6D28D

Analogous#8D94D2, #CB8DD2

Triadic#D2A98D, #8DD2A9

Split complementary#D2CB8D, #94D28D

Tetradic#D28D94, #B6D28D, #8DD2CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFBFD

Lighter +20%#E0D6EF

Lighter +10%#C5B2E0

Darker −10%#8D68C4

Darker −20%#7246B3

Darker −30%#5B388E

Darker −40%#432A69

More saturated +25%#A579E6

Less saturated −25%#ADA1BE

Channel breakdown

R169

G141

B210

Red169 (66.3%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue264.35°

Saturation (HSL)43.4%

Lightness68.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A9 · G 8D · B D2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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