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Recognised as Colour

#A996CB

  • #A996CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A996CB is a violet with RGB values 169, 150, 203 and HSL 262°, 34%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A996CB#A996CB
HEX#A996CB
RGBrgb(169, 150, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5882, 0.7961
RGB percentages66.3%, 58.8%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(261.5, 33.8%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.5, 26.1%, 79.6%)
CMYK16.7%, 26.1%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,114,187
CSS custom property--colour: #A996CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#566934

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B9FCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E9FC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#A39EA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.1Thistle · ΔE 21.7Light steelblue · ΔE 24.8Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.2Steel blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8CB96
Analogous#969DCB, #C496CB
Triadic#CBA996, #96CBA9
Split complementary#CBC396, #9ECB96
Tetradic#CB969D, #B8CB96, #96CBC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFE
Lighter +20%#E1DAED
Lighter +10%#C5B8DC
Darker −10%#8D74BA
Darker −20%#7253A8
Darker −30%#5A4286
Darker −40%#433164
More saturated +25%#A382DF
Less saturated −25%#AFAAB7

Channel breakdown

R169
G150
B203
Red169 (66.3%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue261.51°
Saturation (HSL)33.76%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 96 · B CB

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