Recognised as Colour

#91839C

#91839C
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#91839C is a violet with RGB values 145, 131, 156 and HSL 274°, 11%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#91839C

RGBrgb(145, 131, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.5137, 0.6118

RGB percentages56.9%, 51.4%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(273.6, 11.2%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.6, 16%, 61.2%)

CMYK7.1%, 16%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,536,412

CSS custom property--colour: #91839C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1

Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#6E7C63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F879Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#82889Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Tritanopia#90868Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.5 Slate grey · ΔE 13 Gray · ΔE 15.6 Dim grey · ΔE 19.6 Dark grey · ΔE 19.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8E9C83

Analogous#84839C, #9C839B

Triadic#9C9183, #839C91

Split complementary#9B9C83, #839C84

Tetradic#9C8483, #8E9C83, #839B9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F6F4F7

Lighter +30%#DCD8E0

Lighter +20%#C3BCC9

Lighter +10%#AA9FB3

Darker −10%#786983

Darker −20%#5E5267

Darker −30%#443B4B

Darker −40%#2A252E

More saturated +25%#9467B8

Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R145

G131

B156

Red145 (56.9%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue273.6°

Saturation (HSL)11.21%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 91 · G 83 · B 9C

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