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Recognised as Colour

#AA8BB5

  • #AA8BB5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AA8BB5 is a violet with RGB values 170, 139, 181 and HSL 284°, 22%, 63%. 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

#AA8BB5#AA8BB5
HEX#AA8BB5
RGBrgb(170, 139, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5451, 0.7098
RGB percentages66.7%, 54.5%, 71%
HSLhsl(284.3, 22.1%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.3, 23.2%, 71%)
CMYK6.1%, 23.2%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,176,885
CSS custom property--colour: #AA8BB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#55744A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8694B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D97B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#AA9099no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.9Thistle · ΔE 20.9Light slate grey · ΔE 23.4Rosy brown · ΔE 24.4Slate grey · ΔE 24.5Light steelblue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96B58B
Analogous#958BB5, #B58BAB
Triadic#B5AA8B, #8BB5AA
Split complementary#ABB58B, #8BB595
Tetradic#B5958B, #96B58B, #8BABB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEE8F1
Lighter +20%#D8C9DD
Lighter +10%#C1AAC9
Darker −10%#936CA1
Darker −20%#785585
Darker −30%#5C4166
Darker −40%#402D47
More saturated +25%#B573CD
Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R170
G139
B181
Red170 (66.7%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue284.29°
Saturation (HSL)22.11%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 8B · B B5

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