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Recognised as Colour

#A99EAD

  • #A99EAD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A99EAD is a violet with RGB values 169, 158, 173 and HSL 284°, 8%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A99EAD#A99EAD
HEX#A99EAD
RGBrgb(169, 158, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6196, 0.6784
RGB percentages66.3%, 62%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(284, 8.4%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284, 8.7%, 67.8%)
CMYK2.3%, 8.7%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,116,205
CSS custom property--colour: #A99EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.18:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#566152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA1AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA2ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#A99FA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9.7Silver · ΔE 14.6Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7Thistle · ΔE 15.3Gray · ΔE 15.9Rosy brown · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2AD9E
Analogous#A29EAD, #AD9EAA
Triadic#ADA99E, #9EADA9
Split complementary#AAAD9E, #9EADA2
Tetradic#ADA29E, #A2AD9E, #9EAAAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F1F3
Lighter +20%#DAD5DC
Lighter +10%#C2BAC4
Darker −10%#908296
Darker −20%#77697C
Darker −30%#5C5260
Darker −40%#423A45
More saturated +25%#B388C3
Less saturated −25%#A6A6A6

Channel breakdown

R169
G158
B173
Red169 (66.3%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue284°
Saturation (HSL)8.38%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G 9E · B AD

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