Recognised as Colour
#AA9FB1
- #AA9FB1
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AA9FB1 is a violet with RGB values 170, 159, 177 and HSL 277°, 10%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AA9FB1#AA9FB1
HEX#AA9FB1
RGBrgb(170, 159, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6235, 0.6941
RGB percentages66.7%, 62.4%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(276.7, 10.3%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.7, 10.2%, 69.4%)
CMYK4%, 10.2%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,182,001
CSS custom property--colour: #AA9FB1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#55604E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6B19F
Analogous#A19FB1, #B19FAF
Triadic#B1AA9F, #9FB1AA
Split complementary#AFB19F, #9FB1A1
Tetradic#B1A19F, #A6B19F, #9FAFB1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G159
B177
Red170 (66.7%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue276.67°
Saturation (HSL)10.34%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 9F · B B1
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