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Recognised as Colour

#A992BE

  • #A992BE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A992BE is a violet with RGB values 169, 146, 190 and HSL 271°, 25%, 66%. 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

#A992BE#A992BE
HEX#A992BE
RGBrgb(169, 146, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5725, 0.7451
RGB percentages66.3%, 57.3%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(271.4, 25.3%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.4, 23.2%, 74.5%)
CMYK11.1%, 23.2%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,113,150
CSS custom property--colour: #A992BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.54:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#566D41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B9AC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F9BBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A798A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.3Thistle · ΔE 19.6Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6Light steelblue · ΔE 23.8Slate grey · ΔE 23.9Rosy brown · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7BE92
Analogous#9392BE, #BE92BD
Triadic#BEA992, #92BEA9
Split complementary#BDBE92, #92BE93
Tetradic#BE9392, #A7BE92, #92BDBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F2F7
Lighter +20%#DBD2E4
Lighter +10%#C2B2D1
Darker −10%#9072AB
Darker −20%#765793
Darker −30%#5D4473
Darker −40%#433153
More saturated +25%#AA7CD4
Less saturated −25%#A8A8A8

Channel breakdown

R169
G146
B190
Red169 (66.3%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue271.36°
Saturation (HSL)25.29%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 92 · B BE

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