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Colour

#AA98CA

  • #AA98CA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AA98CA is a violet with RGB values 170, 152, 202 and HSL 262°, 32%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AA98CA#AA98CA
HEX#AA98CA
RGBrgb(170, 152, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.5961, 0.7922
RGB percentages66.7%, 59.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(261.6, 32.1%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.6, 24.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK15.8%, 24.8%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,180,234
CSS custom property--colour: #AA98CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#556735

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA0CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#91A0C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A59FA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 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 text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.6Thistle · ΔE 20.2Light steelblue · ΔE 23.2Light slate grey · ΔE 24.5Slate grey · ΔE 26.1Steel blue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8CA98
Analogous#989FCA, #C398CA
Triadic#CAAA98, #98CAAA
Split complementary#CAC398, #9FCA98
Tetradic#CA989F, #B8CA98, #98CAC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFE
Lighter +20%#E2DBED
Lighter +10%#C6BADB
Darker −10%#8E76B9
Darker −20%#7356A6
Darker −30%#5B4485
Darker −40%#443363
More saturated +25%#A584DE
Less saturated −25%#AFACB7

Channel breakdown

R170
G152
B202
Red170 (66.7%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue261.6°
Saturation (HSL)32.05%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 98 · B CA

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