Recognised as Colour

#A99DC7

#A99DC7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#A99DC7 is a violet with RGB values 169, 157, 199 and HSL 257°, 27%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#A99DC7#A99DC7

HEX#A99DC7

RGBrgb(169, 157, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6157, 0.7804

RGB percentages66.3%, 61.6%, 78%

HSLhsl(257.1, 27.3%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 21.1%, 78%)

CMYK15.1%, 21.1%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,115,975

CSS custom property--colour: #A99DC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1

Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#566238

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#94A3C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#96A3C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Tritanopia#A4A3ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 16.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 18.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7 Plum · ΔE 20.8 Slate grey · ΔE 22.6 Dark grey · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 16.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBC79D

Analogous#9DA6C7, #BE9DC7

Triadic#C7A99D, #9DC7A9

Split complementary#C7BE9D, #A6C79D

Tetradic#C79DA6, #BBC79D, #9DC7BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFF

Lighter +20%#E2DEEC

Lighter +10%#C5BDDA

Darker −10%#8D7DB4

Darker −20%#705CA2

Darker −30%#5A4A81

Darker −40%#433761

More saturated +25%#A18ADA

Less saturated −25%#B1B0B4

Channel breakdown

R169

G157

B199

Red169 (66.3%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue257.14°

Saturation (HSL)27.27%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A9 · G 9D · B C7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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