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Recognised as Colour

#AA83C2

  • #AA83C2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AA83C2 is a violet with RGB values 170, 131, 194 and HSL 277°, 34%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AA83C2#AA83C2
HEX#AA83C2
RGBrgb(170, 131, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5137, 0.7608
RGB percentages66.7%, 51.4%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(277.1, 34.1%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.1, 32.5%, 76.1%)
CMYK12.4%, 32.5%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,174,850
CSS custom property--colour: #AA83C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.73:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#557C3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7990C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#8193C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A88B9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.2Orchid · ΔE 29.6Thistle · ΔE 29.8Steel blue · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BC283
Analogous#8A83C2, #C283BB
Triadic#C2AA83, #83C2AA
Split complementary#BBC283, #83C28A
Tetradic#C28A83, #9BC283, #83BBC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EAF4
Lighter +20%#D9C7E4
Lighter +10%#C1A5D3
Darker −10%#9361B1
Darker −20%#794A95
Darker −30%#5D3973
Darker −40%#412851
More saturated +25%#B06CD9
Less saturated −25%#A49AAB

Channel breakdown

R170
G131
B194
Red170 (66.7%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue277.14°
Saturation (HSL)34.05%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 83 · B C2

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