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Colour

#A998FF

  • #A998FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#A998FF is a blue with RGB values 169, 152, 255 and HSL 250°, 100%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#A998FF#A998FF
HEX#A998FF
RGBrgb(169, 152, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.5961, 1
RGB percentages66.3%, 59.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(249.9, 100%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.9, 40.4%, 100%)
CMYK33.7%, 40.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,114,751
CSS custom property--colour: #A998FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#566700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#77A8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#78A4FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#94ABBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.6Slate blue · ΔE 25.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.8Royal blue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEFF98
Analogous#98BAFF, #DD98FF
Triadic#FFA998, #98FFA9
Split complementary#FFDD98, #BBFF98
Tetradic#FF98BA, #EEFF98, #98FFDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#D4CBFF
Darker −10%#7E65FF
Darker −20%#5432FF
Darker −30%#2A00FE
Darker −40%#2200CB
More saturated +25%#A998FF
Less saturated −25%#B2A5F2

Channel breakdown

R169
G152
B255
Red169 (66.3%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue249.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 98 · B FF

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