Colour

#9486BA

#9486BA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#9486BA is a violet with RGB values 148, 134, 186 and HSL 256°, 27%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#9486BA

RGBrgb(148, 134, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.5804, 0.5255, 0.7294

RGB percentages58%, 52.5%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(256.2, 27.4%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.2, 28%, 72.9%)

CMYK20.4%, 28%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,733,818

CSS custom property--colour: #9486BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1

Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#6B7945

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A8EBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C8DB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Tritanopia#8D8E98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 22.1 Steel blue · ΔE 22.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.4 Slate grey · ΔE 24.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.2 Thistle · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 22.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACBA86

Analogous#8692BA, #AE86BA

Triadic#BA9486, #86BA94

Split complementary#BAAE86, #92BA86

Tetradic#BA8692, #ACBA86, #86BAAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAE7F2

Lighter +20%#CDC7DF

Lighter +10%#B1A6CD

Darker −10%#7766A7

Darker −20%#5F4F8B

Darker −30%#493D6A

Darker −40%#332A4A

More saturated +25%#896ED2

Less saturated −25%#9F9EA2

Channel breakdown

R148

G134

B186

Red148 (58%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue256.15°

Saturation (HSL)27.37%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 94 · G 86 · B BA

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