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Recognised as Colour

#A997C3

  • #A997C3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#A997C3 is a violet with RGB values 169, 151, 195 and HSL 265°, 27%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#A997C3#A997C3
HEX#A997C3
RGBrgb(169, 151, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5922, 0.7647
RGB percentages66.3%, 59.2%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(264.5, 26.8%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.5, 22.6%, 76.5%)
CMYK13.3%, 22.6%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,114,435
CSS custom property--colour: #A997C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#56683C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F9EC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#929FC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A59DA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 18.5Plum · ΔE 19.1Light steelblue · ΔE 21.7Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9Slate grey · ΔE 23.5Dark grey · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 18.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1C397
Analogous#979BC3, #BF97C3
Triadic#C3A997, #97C3A9
Split complementary#C3BF97, #9BC397
Tetradic#C3979B, #B1C397, #97C3BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F8FB
Lighter +20%#DED8E8
Lighter +10%#C4B7D6
Darker −10%#8E77B0
Darker −20%#74599B
Darker −30%#5C477A
Darker −40%#44345A
More saturated +25%#A583D8
Less saturated −25%#ADACAF

Channel breakdown

R169
G151
B195
Red169 (66.3%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue264.55°
Saturation (HSL)26.83%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 97 · B C3

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