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Recognised as Colour

#AA8CD3

  • #AA8CD3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AA8CD3 is a violet with RGB values 170, 140, 211 and HSL 265°, 45%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AA8CD3#AA8CD3
HEX#AA8CD3
RGBrgb(170, 140, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.549, 0.8275
RGB percentages66.7%, 54.9%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(265.4, 44.7%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.4, 33.6%, 82.7%)
CMYK19.4%, 33.6%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,177,171
CSS custom property--colour: #AA8CD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#55732C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D99D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8299D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A397A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.1Medium purple · ΔE 22.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4Orchid · ΔE 30Thistle · ΔE 31Steel blue · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5D38C
Analogous#8C92D3, #CD8CD3
Triadic#D3AA8C, #8CD3AA
Split complementary#D3CD8C, #92D38C
Tetradic#D38C92, #B5D38C, #8CD3CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFD
Lighter +20%#E1D6EF
Lighter +10%#C5B1E1
Darker −10%#8F67C5
Darker −20%#7445B4
Darker −30%#5C378F
Darker −40%#44296A
More saturated +25%#A778E7
Less saturated −25%#ADA0BF

Channel breakdown

R170
G140
B211
Red170 (66.7%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue265.35°
Saturation (HSL)44.65%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 8C · B D3

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