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Colour

#A997CB

  • #A997CB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A997CB is a violet with RGB values 169, 151, 203 and HSL 261°, 33%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A997CB#A997CB
HEX#A997CB
RGBrgb(169, 151, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5922, 0.7961
RGB percentages66.3%, 59.2%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(260.8, 33.3%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.8, 25.6%, 79.6%)
CMYK16.7%, 25.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,114,443
CSS custom property--colour: #A997CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#566834

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C9FCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F9FC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A39FA9no 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 text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.5Thistle · ΔE 21.2Light steelblue · ΔE 24.1Light slate grey · ΔE 25.3Steel blue · ΔE 26.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9CB97
Analogous#979FCB, #C397CB
Triadic#CBA997, #97CBA9
Split complementary#CBC397, #9FCB97
Tetradic#CB979F, #B9CB97, #97CBC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFE
Lighter +20%#E1DBED
Lighter +10%#C5B9DC
Darker −10%#8D75BA
Darker −20%#7154A8
Darker −30%#5A4386
Darker −40%#433264
More saturated +25%#A384DF
Less saturated −25%#AFABB8

Channel breakdown

R169
G151
B203
Red169 (66.3%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue260.77°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 97 · B CB

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