Colour

#9285A1

#9285A1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#9285A1 is a violet with RGB values 146, 133, 161 and HSL 268°, 13%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#9285A1

RGBrgb(146, 133, 161)

RGB (0–1)0.5725, 0.5216, 0.6314

RGB percentages57.3%, 52.2%, 63.1%

HSLhsl(267.9, 13%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.9, 17.4%, 63.1%)

CMYK9.3%, 17.4%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,602,465

CSS custom property--colour: #9285A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1

Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#6D7A5E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#808AA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#838AA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#90898Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13 Slate grey · ΔE 13.7 Gray · ΔE 17.2 Dark grey · ΔE 20.4 Dim grey · ΔE 21.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#94A185

Analogous#8586A1, #A085A1

Triadic#A19285, #85A192

Split complementary#A1A085, #86A185

Tetradic#A18586, #94A185, #85A1A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F8FA

Lighter +30%#DFDBE4

Lighter +20%#C5BFCD

Lighter +10%#ACA2B7

Darker −10%#786A89

Darker −20%#5F546C

Darker −30%#463D50

Darker −40%#2D2733

More saturated +25%#906ABC

Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R146

G133

B161

Red146 (57.3%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue161 (63.1%)

Hue267.86°

Saturation (HSL)12.96%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 92 · G 85 · B A1

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