Colour

#9585AC

#9585AC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#9585AC is a violet with RGB values 149, 133, 172 and HSL 265°, 19%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9585AC#9585AC

HEX#9585AC

RGBrgb(149, 133, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.5216, 0.6745

RGB percentages58.4%, 52.2%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(264.6, 19%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.6, 22.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK13.4%, 22.7%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,799,084

CSS custom property--colour: #9585AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1

Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#6A7A53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E8BAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#818CABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#928A92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 17.8 Slate grey · ΔE 18.6 Steel blue · ΔE 23.4 Gray · ΔE 23.5 Thistle · ΔE 23.7 Plum · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 17.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9CAC85

Analogous#8589AC, #A985AC

Triadic#AC9585, #85AC95

Split complementary#ACA985, #89AC85

Tetradic#AC8589, #9CAC85, #85ACA9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFF

Lighter +30%#E4E0EA

Lighter +20%#CAC2D5

Lighter +10%#AFA3C1

Darker −10%#7B6797

Darker −20%#625279

Darker −30%#493E5A

Darker −40%#31293C

More saturated +25%#906BC6

Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R149

G133

B172

Red149 (58.4%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue264.62°

Saturation (HSL)19.02%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 95 · G 85 · B AC

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