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Recognised as Colour

#9187AA

  • #9187AA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9187AA is a violet with RGB values 145, 135, 170 and HSL 257°, 17%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9187AA#9187AA
HEX#9187AA
RGBrgb(145, 135, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.5294, 0.6667
RGB percentages56.9%, 52.9%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(257.1, 17.1%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 20.6%, 66.7%)
CMYK14.7%, 20.6%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,537,450
CSS custom property--colour: #9187AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#6E7855

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#808CACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#818CA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8D8C93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7Slate grey · ΔE 15.6Gray · ΔE 20.8Steel blue · ΔE 22.1Dark grey · ΔE 23.1Thistle · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0AA87
Analogous#878FAA, #A387AA
Triadic#AA9187, #87AA91
Split complementary#AAA287, #8FAA87
Tetradic#AA878F, #A0AA87, #87AAA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#E3E1E9
Lighter +20%#C8C3D4
Lighter +10%#ACA5BF
Darker −10%#766995
Darker −20%#5E5477
Darker −30%#463F59
Darker −40%#2F2A3B
More saturated +25%#866DC4
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R145
G135
B170
Red145 (56.9%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue257.14°
Saturation (HSL)17.07%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 91 · G 87 · B AA

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