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Recognised as Colour

#AA9ABA

  • #AA9ABA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#AA9ABA is a violet with RGB values 170, 154, 186 and HSL 270°, 19%, 67%. 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

#AA9ABA#AA9ABA
HEX#AA9ABA
RGBrgb(170, 154, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6039, 0.7294
RGB percentages66.7%, 60.4%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(270, 18.8%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 17.2%, 72.9%)
CMYK8.6%, 17.2%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,180,730
CSS custom property--colour: #AA9ABA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#556545

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#959FBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A0B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A89EA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 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 text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 15.1Light slate grey · ΔE 17.7Light steelblue · ΔE 18.3Dark grey · ΔE 19.1Slate grey · ΔE 19.6Rosy brown · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AABA9A
Analogous#9A9ABA, #BA9ABA
Triadic#BAAA9A, #9ABAAA
Split complementary#BABA9A, #9ABA9A
Tetradic#BA9A9A, #AABA9A, #9ABABA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F5F8
Lighter +20%#DDD7E3
Lighter +10%#C3B8CF
Darker −10%#907CA5
Darker −20%#77618D
Darker −30%#5D4C6F
Darker −40%#443751
More saturated +25%#AA85CF
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R170
G154
B186
Red170 (66.7%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)18.82%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 9A · B BA

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