Colour

#A99BB6

#A99BB6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#A99BB6 is a violet with RGB values 169, 155, 182 and HSL 271°, 16%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#A99BB6#A99BB6

HEX#A99BB6

RGBrgb(169, 155, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6078, 0.7137

RGB percentages66.3%, 60.8%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(271.1, 15.6%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.1, 14.8%, 71.4%)

CMYK7.1%, 14.8%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,115,446

CSS custom property--colour: #A99BB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1

Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#566449

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#97A0B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9AA0B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A89EA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 14.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.1 Dark grey · ΔE 16.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.3 Slate grey · ΔE 18.1 Silver · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 14.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A8B69B

Analogous#9B9BB6, #B69BB6

Triadic#B6A99B, #9BB6A9

Split complementary#B6B69B, #9BB69B

Tetradic#B69B9B, #A8B69B, #9BB6B6

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%#907EA0

Darker −20%#766388

Darker −30%#5D4E6A

Darker −40%#43384D

More saturated +25%#AA85CC

Less saturated −25%#A9A9A9

Channel breakdown

R169

G155

B182

Red169 (66.3%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue271.11°

Saturation (HSL)15.61%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A9 · G 9B · B B6

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