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Recognised as Colour

#9481A0

  • #9481A0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9481A0 is a violet with RGB values 148, 129, 160 and HSL 277°, 14%, 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

#9481A0#9481A0
HEX#9481A0
RGBrgb(148, 129, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.5059, 0.6275
RGB percentages58%, 50.6%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(276.8, 14%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.8, 19.4%, 62.7%)
CMYK7.5%, 19.4%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,732,512
CSS custom property--colour: #9481A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#6B7E5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D87A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#80889Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#93858Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 15.8Slate grey · ΔE 16.2Gray · ΔE 19.4Rosy brown · ΔE 21.9Dim grey · ΔE 22.7Dark grey · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 15.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8DA081
Analogous#8481A0, #A0819D
Triadic#A09481, #81A094
Split complementary#9CA081, #81A085
Tetradic#A08581, #8DA081, #819DA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F5F8
Lighter +30%#DED8E2
Lighter +20%#C5BBCC
Lighter +10%#AD9EB6
Darker −10%#7B6688
Darker −20%#60506B
Darker −30%#463A4E
Darker −40%#2C2530
More saturated +25%#9A65BC
Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R148
G129
B160
Red148 (58%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue276.77°
Saturation (HSL)14.03%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 94 · G 81 · B A0

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