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Recognised as Colour

#A99CD2

  • #A99CD2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#A99CD2 is a blue with RGB values 169, 156, 210 and HSL 254°, 37%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#A99CD2#A99CD2
HEX#A99CD2
RGBrgb(169, 156, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6118, 0.8235
RGB percentages66.3%, 61.2%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(254.4, 37.5%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.4, 25.7%, 82.4%)
CMYK19.5%, 25.7%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,115,730
CSS custom property--colour: #A99CD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.37:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#56632D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A4D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#91A3D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A1A4AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.2Thistle · ΔE 21.2Light steelblue · ΔE 23.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9Steel blue · ΔE 25.5Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5D29C
Analogous#9CAAD2, #C49CD2
Triadic#D2A99C, #9CD2A9
Split complementary#D2C49C, #AAD29C
Tetradic#D29CAA, #C5D29C, #9CD2C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6E2F2
Lighter +10%#C7BFE2
Darker −10%#8B79C2
Darker −20%#6C56B2
Darker −30%#564392
Darker −40%#41336F
More saturated +25%#A08AE4
Less saturated −25%#B2AEC0

Channel breakdown

R169
G156
B210
Red169 (66.3%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue254.44°
Saturation (HSL)37.5%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 9C · B D2

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