Colour

#9483AA

#9483AA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#9483AA is a violet with RGB values 148, 131, 170 and HSL 266°, 19%, 59%. 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#9483AA

RGBrgb(148, 131, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.5137, 0.6667

RGB percentages58%, 51.4%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(266.2, 18.7%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.2, 22.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK12.9%, 22.9%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,733,034

CSS custom property--colour: #9483AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.1 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#898989

Inverted#6B7C55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C8AACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F8AA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Tritanopia#918890no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 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 18.1 Slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Gray · ΔE 23.5 Steel blue · ΔE 23.6 Thistle · ΔE 24.3 Plum · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 18.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99AA83

Analogous#8385AA, #A883AA

Triadic#AA9483, #83AA94

Split complementary#AAA883, #85AA83

Tetradic#AA8385, #99AA83, #83AAA8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFCFD

Lighter +30%#E2DEE8

Lighter +20%#C8C0D3

Lighter +10%#AEA1BF

Darker −10%#7A6694

Darker −20%#615176

Darker −30%#483C58

Darker −40%#2F273A

More saturated +25%#9169C4

Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R148

G131

B170

Red148 (58%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue266.15°

Saturation (HSL)18.66%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 94 · G 83 · B AA

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