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Recognised as Colour

#AA9DC2

  • #AA9DC2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#AA9DC2 is a violet with RGB values 170, 157, 194 and HSL 261°, 23%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#AA9DC2#AA9DC2
HEX#AA9DC2
RGBrgb(170, 157, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6157, 0.7608
RGB percentages66.7%, 61.6%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(261.1, 23.3%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.1, 19.1%, 76.1%)
CMYK12.4%, 19.1%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,181,506
CSS custom property--colour: #AA9DC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.31:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#55623D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96A3C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A3C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A6A2A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 15.5Light steelblue · ΔE 17.7Light slate grey · ΔE 19.1Slate grey · ΔE 21.1Dark grey · ΔE 21.2Plum · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 15.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5C29D
Analogous#9DA3C2, #BC9DC2
Triadic#C2AA9D, #9DC2AA
Split complementary#C2BC9D, #A3C29D
Tetradic#C29DA3, #B5C29D, #9DC2BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFD
Lighter +20%#E1DCE9
Lighter +10%#C5BCD6
Darker −10%#8F7EAE
Darker −20%#746099
Darker −30%#5C4C7A
Darker −40%#44385B
More saturated +25%#A489D6
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R170
G157
B194
Red170 (66.7%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue261.08°
Saturation (HSL)23.27%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 9D · B C2

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