Recognised as Colour

#9480A2

#9480A2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#9480A2 is a violet with RGB values 148, 128, 162 and HSL 275°, 15%, 57%. 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#9480A2

RGBrgb(148, 128, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.502, 0.6353

RGB percentages58%, 50.2%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(275.3, 15.5%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(275.3, 21%, 63.5%)

CMYK8.6%, 21%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,732,258

CSS custom property--colour: #9480A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.87:1

Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#6B7F5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B86A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F88A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Tritanopia#93848Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 17 Slate grey · ΔE 17.4 Gray · ΔE 21.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.2 Dim grey · ΔE 24.1 Thistle · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 17.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8EA280

Analogous#8380A2, #A2809F

Triadic#A29480, #80A294

Split complementary#9FA280, #80A283

Tetradic#A28380, #8EA280, #809FA2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F6F8

Lighter +30%#DED8E3

Lighter +20%#C6BBCD

Lighter +10%#AD9DB8

Darker −10%#7B658A

Darker −20%#614F6D

Darker −30%#463A4F

Darker −40%#2C2432

More saturated +25%#9964BE

Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R148

G128

B162

Red148 (58%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue275.29°

Saturation (HSL)15.45%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 94 · G 80 · B A2

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Colour harmonies

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