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Colour

#A99AB7

  • #A99AB7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#A99AB7 is a violet with RGB values 169, 154, 183 and HSL 271°, 17%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#A99AB7#A99AB7
HEX#A99AB7
RGBrgb(169, 154, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6039, 0.7176
RGB percentages66.3%, 60.4%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(271, 16.8%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271, 15.8%, 71.8%)
CMYK7.7%, 15.8%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,115,191
CSS custom property--colour: #A99AB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#566548

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#969FB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A0B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A79EA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 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 text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 15Light slate grey · ΔE 16.6Dark grey · ΔE 17.4Light steelblue · ΔE 17.9Slate grey · ΔE 18.6Rosy brown · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8B79A
Analogous#9B9AB7, #B79AB6
Triadic#B7A99A, #9AB7A9
Split complementary#B7B79A, #9AB79B
Tetradic#B79B9A, #A8B79A, #9AB7B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F3F7
Lighter +20%#DCD6E1
Lighter +10%#C2B8CC
Darker −10%#907CA2
Darker −20%#766289
Darker −30%#5D4D6B
Darker −40%#43374E
More saturated +25%#AA84CD
Less saturated −25%#A9A9A9

Channel breakdown

R169
G154
B183
Red169 (66.3%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue271.03°
Saturation (HSL)16.76%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 9A · B B7

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