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Recognised as Colour

#AA98C8

  • #AA98C8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AA98C8 is a violet with RGB values 170, 152, 200 and HSL 263°, 30%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AA98C8#AA98C8
HEX#AA98C8
RGBrgb(170, 152, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5961, 0.7843
RGB percentages66.7%, 59.6%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(262.5, 30.4%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.5, 24%, 78.4%)
CMYK15%, 24%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,180,232
CSS custom property--colour: #AA98C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#556737

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FA0CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A0C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A59FA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18Thistle · ΔE 19.5Light steelblue · ΔE 22.6Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7Slate grey · ΔE 25.3Steel blue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6C898
Analogous#989EC8, #C298C8
Triadic#C8AA98, #98C8AA
Split complementary#C8C298, #9EC898
Tetradic#C8989E, #B6C898, #98C8C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFD
Lighter +20%#E1DAEC
Lighter +10%#C5B9DA
Darker −10%#8F77B6
Darker −20%#7457A3
Darker −30%#5C4582
Darker −40%#443460
More saturated +25%#A584DC
Less saturated −25%#AFACB4

Channel breakdown

R170
G152
B200
Red170 (66.7%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue262.5°
Saturation (HSL)30.38%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 98 · B C8

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