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Recognised as Colour

#AA9AB7

  • #AA9AB7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#AA9AB7 is a violet with RGB values 170, 154, 183 and HSL 273°, 17%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#AA9AB7#AA9AB7
HEX#AA9AB7
RGBrgb(170, 154, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6039, 0.7176
RGB percentages66.7%, 60.4%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(273.1, 16.8%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.1, 15.8%, 71.8%)
CMYK7.1%, 15.8%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,180,727
CSS custom property--colour: #AA9AB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#556548

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#969FB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A0B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A99DA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 14.8Light slate grey · ΔE 16.9Dark grey · ΔE 17.5Light steelblue · ΔE 18.1Slate grey · ΔE 18.9Rosy brown · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 14.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7B79A
Analogous#9B9AB7, #B79AB6
Triadic#B7AA9A, #9AB7AA
Split complementary#B6B79A, #9AB79B
Tetradic#B79B9A, #A7B79A, #9AB6B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F3F7
Lighter +20%#DCD6E1
Lighter +10%#C3B8CC
Darker −10%#917CA2
Darker −20%#786289
Darker −30%#5E4D6B
Darker −40%#44374E
More saturated +25%#AC84CD
Less saturated −25%#A9A9A9

Channel breakdown

R170
G154
B183
Red170 (66.7%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue273.1°
Saturation (HSL)16.76%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 9A · B B7

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