Colour

#AA89CB

#AA89CB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AA89CB is a violet with RGB values 170, 137, 203 and HSL 270°, 39%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AA89CB#AA89CB

HEX#AA89CB

RGBrgb(170, 137, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5373, 0.7961

RGB percentages66.7%, 53.7%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(270, 38.8%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270, 32.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK16.3%, 32.5%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,176,395

CSS custom property--colour: #AA89CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1

Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#557634

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C95CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8397C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A592A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.2 Medium purple · ΔE 24.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5 Thistle · ΔE 29.5 Orchid · ΔE 30.4 Steel blue · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AACB89

Analogous#8989CB, #CB89CB

Triadic#CBAA89, #89CBAA

Split complementary#CBCB89, #89CB89

Tetradic#CB8989, #AACB89, #89CBCB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F3FA

Lighter +20%#DDD0EA

Lighter +10%#C3ACDB

Darker −10%#9066BB

Darker −20%#7749A5

Darker −30%#5D3982

Darker −40%#442A5E

More saturated +25%#AA74E0

Less saturated −25%#AA9EB6

Channel breakdown

R170

G137

B203

Red170 (66.7%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue270°

Saturation (HSL)38.82%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AA · G 89 · B CB

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