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Colour

#AA9DB6

  • #AA9DB6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#AA9DB6 is a violet with RGB values 170, 157, 182 and HSL 271°, 15%, 66%. 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

#AA9DB6#AA9DB6
HEX#AA9DB6
RGBrgb(170, 157, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6157, 0.7137
RGB percentages66.7%, 61.6%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(271.2, 14.6%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.2, 13.7%, 71.4%)
CMYK6.6%, 13.7%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,181,494
CSS custom property--colour: #AA9DB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#556249

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99A1B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA2B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A9A0A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 14.2Dark grey · ΔE 14.9Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9Light steelblue · ΔE 16.6Slate grey · ΔE 18Silver · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 14.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9B69D
Analogous#9E9DB6, #B69DB5
Triadic#B6AA9D, #9DB6AA
Split complementary#B6B69D, #9DB69E
Tetradic#B69E9D, #A9B69D, #9DB5B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F5F7
Lighter +20%#DDD7E2
Lighter +10%#C3BACC
Darker −10%#9180A0
Darker −20%#776588
Darker −30%#5E4F6B
Darker −40%#443A4D
More saturated +25%#AB88CB
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R170
G157
B182
Red170 (66.7%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue271.2°
Saturation (HSL)14.62%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 9D · B B6

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