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Recognised as Colour

#AA9BC9

  • #AA9BC9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#AA9BC9 is a violet with RGB values 170, 155, 201 and HSL 260°, 30%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#AA9BC9#AA9BC9
HEX#AA9BC9
RGBrgb(170, 155, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6078, 0.7882
RGB percentages66.7%, 60.8%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(259.6, 29.9%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.6, 22.9%, 78.8%)
CMYK15.4%, 22.9%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,181,001
CSS custom property--colour: #AA9BC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#556436

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A2CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#94A2C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A5A2ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 18.3Plum · ΔE 19.1Light steelblue · ΔE 20.8Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6Slate grey · ΔE 24.4Steel blue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 18.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAC99B
Analogous#9BA3C9, #C19BC9
Triadic#C9AA9B, #9BC9AA
Split complementary#C9C19B, #A3C99B
Tetradic#C99BA3, #BAC99B, #9BC9C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#E2DDED
Lighter +10%#C6BCDB
Darker −10%#8E7AB7
Darker −20%#7259A5
Darker −30%#5B4784
Darker −40%#443563
More saturated +25%#A388DC
Less saturated −25%#B1AEB6

Channel breakdown

R170
G155
B201
Red170 (66.7%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue259.57°
Saturation (HSL)29.87%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 9B · B C9

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