Recognised as Colour

#A98FB1

#A98FB1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#A98FB1 is a violet with RGB values 169, 143, 177 and HSL 286°, 18%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#A98FB1

RGBrgb(169, 143, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5608, 0.6941

RGB percentages66.3%, 56.1%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(285.9, 17.9%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285.9, 19.2%, 69.4%)

CMYK4.5%, 19.2%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,112,369

CSS custom property--colour: #A98FB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.25:1

Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#56704E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B96B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9199B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Tritanopia#A9929Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 18.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.8 Slate grey · ΔE 21 Plum · ΔE 21.1 Dark grey · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 18.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97B18F

Analogous#988FB1, #B18FA8

Triadic#B1A98F, #8FB1A9

Split complementary#A8B18F, #8FB198

Tetradic#B1988F, #97B18F, #8FA8B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEE9F0

Lighter +20%#D7CBDB

Lighter +10%#C0ADC6

Darker −10%#92719C

Darker −20%#775981

Darker −30%#5B4562

Darker −40%#3F3044

More saturated +25%#B677C9

Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R169

G143

B177

Red169 (66.3%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue285.88°

Saturation (HSL)17.89%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A9 · G 8F · B B1

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Colour values

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