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Colour

#96809F

  • #96809F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#96809F is a violet with RGB values 150, 128, 159 and HSL 283°, 14%, 56%. 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

#96809F#96809F
HEX#96809F
RGBrgb(150, 128, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.502, 0.6235
RGB percentages58.8%, 50.2%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(282.6, 13.9%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.6, 19.5%, 62.4%)
CMYK5.7%, 19.5%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,863,327
CSS custom property--colour: #96809F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24426WCAG 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 5.89:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#697F60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C86A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#81889Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#96838Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7Slate grey · ΔE 17.1Gray · ΔE 19.8Rosy brown · ΔE 21.4Dim grey · ΔE 23Dark grey · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 16.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#899F80
Analogous#87809F, #9F8099
Triadic#9F9680, #809F96
Split complementary#989F80, #809F87
Tetradic#9F8780, #899F80, #80989F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F4F7
Lighter +30%#DED7E1
Lighter +20%#C6BACB
Lighter +10%#AE9DB5
Darker −10%#7D6686
Darker −20%#625069
Darker −30%#473A4C
Darker −40%#2C242F
More saturated +25%#A264BB
Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R150
G128
B159
Red150 (58.8%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue282.58°
Saturation (HSL)13.9%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 80 · B 9F

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