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Recognised as Colour

#A999CF

  • #A999CF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A999CF is a violet with RGB values 169, 153, 207 and HSL 258°, 36%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A999CF#A999CF
HEX#A999CF
RGBrgb(169, 153, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6, 0.8118
RGB percentages66.3%, 60%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(257.8, 36%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.8, 26.1%, 81.2%)
CMYK18.4%, 26.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,114,959
CSS custom property--colour: #A999CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#566630

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DA1D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#90A1CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A2A1ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.6Thistle · ΔE 21.6Light steelblue · ΔE 24.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3Steel blue · ΔE 25.9Light slate grey · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFCF99
Analogous#99A4CF, #C499CF
Triadic#CFA999, #99CFA9
Split complementary#CFC499, #A4CF99
Tetradic#CF99A4, #BFCF99, #99CFC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3DEF0
Lighter +10%#C6BCDF
Darker −10%#8C76BF
Darker −20%#6F54AE
Darker −30%#58428D
Darker −40%#43326A
More saturated +25%#A186E2
Less saturated −25%#B1ACBC

Channel breakdown

R169
G153
B207
Red169 (66.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue257.78°
Saturation (HSL)36%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 99 · B CF

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