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Recognised as Colour

#9585B9

  • #9585B9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#9585B9 is a violet with RGB values 149, 133, 185 and HSL 258°, 27%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9585B9#9585B9
HEX#9585B9
RGBrgb(149, 133, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.5843, 0.5216, 0.7255
RGB percentages58.4%, 52.2%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(258.5, 27.1%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.5, 28.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK19.5%, 28.1%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,799,097
CSS custom property--colour: #9585B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#6A7A46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A8DBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C8DB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8F8D97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 21.7Steel blue · ΔE 23Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8Slate grey · ΔE 24.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6Thistle · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 21.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9B985
Analogous#858FB9, #AF85B9
Triadic#B99585, #85B995
Split complementary#B9AF85, #8FB985
Tetradic#B9858F, #A9B985, #85B9AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9E6F1
Lighter +20%#CDC6DE
Lighter +10%#B1A5CC
Darker −10%#7965A6
Darker −20%#614F89
Darker −30%#4A3C69
Darker −40%#332A48
More saturated +25%#8C6DD1
Less saturated −25%#9E9DA1

Channel breakdown

R149
G133
B185
Red149 (58.4%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue258.46°
Saturation (HSL)27.08%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 95 · G 85 · B B9

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