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Recognised as Colour

#A98FCD

  • #A98FCD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A98FCD is a violet with RGB values 169, 143, 205 and HSL 265°, 38%, 68%. 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

#A98FCD#A98FCD
HEX#A98FCD
RGBrgb(169, 143, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5608, 0.8039
RGB percentages66.3%, 56.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(265.2, 38.3%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.2, 30.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK17.6%, 30.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,112,397
CSS custom property--colour: #A98FCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#567032

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#829AD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#879ACBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A398A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6Thistle · ΔE 26.6Medium purple · ΔE 27.7Steel blue · ΔE 28.7Light steelblue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3CD8F
Analogous#8F94CD, #C88FCD
Triadic#CDA98F, #8FCDA9
Split complementary#CDC88F, #94CD8F
Tetradic#CD8F94, #B3CD8F, #8FCDC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF9FC
Lighter +20%#DFD6EC
Lighter +10%#C4B2DD
Darker −10%#8E6CBD
Darker −20%#734CAA
Darker −30%#5B3C87
Darker −40%#442C64
More saturated +25%#A67BE1
Less saturated −25%#ACA3B9

Channel breakdown

R169
G143
B205
Red169 (66.3%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue265.16°
Saturation (HSL)38.27%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 8F · B CD

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