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Recognised as Colour

#AAA2B5

  • #AAA2B5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#AAA2B5 is a violet with RGB values 170, 162, 181 and HSL 265°, 11%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#AAA2B5#AAA2B5
HEX#AAA2B5
RGBrgb(170, 162, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6353, 0.7098
RGB percentages66.7%, 63.5%, 71%
HSLhsl(265.3, 11.4%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.3, 10.5%, 71%)
CMYK6.1%, 10.5%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,182,773
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA2B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#555D4A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA5B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0A5B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A9A4A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 11Thistle · ΔE 14Light steelblue · ΔE 14.7Silver · ΔE 14.7Light slate grey · ΔE 15Slate grey · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 11.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADB5A2
Analogous#A2A3B5, #B4A2B5
Triadic#B5AAA2, #A2B5AA
Split complementary#B5B3A2, #A3B5A2
Tetradic#B5A2A3, #ADB5A2, #A2B5B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F7F9
Lighter +20%#DEDBE2
Lighter +10%#C4BECC
Darker −10%#90869E
Darker −20%#766B86
Darker −30%#5D546A
Darker −40%#443E4D
More saturated +25%#A78DCA
Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R170
G162
B181
Red170 (66.7%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue265.26°
Saturation (HSL)11.38%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G A2 · B B5

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