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Recognised as Colour

#9683A9

  • #9683A9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9683A9 is a violet with RGB values 150, 131, 169 and HSL 270°, 18%, 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

#9683A9#9683A9
HEX#9683A9
RGBrgb(150, 131, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5137, 0.6627
RGB percentages58.8%, 51.4%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(270, 18.1%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 22.5%, 66.3%)
CMYK11.2%, 22.5%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,864,105
CSS custom property--colour: #9683A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#697C56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D8AABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#808BA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#948890no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 18.2Slate grey · ΔE 18.8Gray · ΔE 23.2Thistle · ΔE 23.9Plum · ΔE 24.2Steel blue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 18.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96A983
Analogous#8383A9, #A983A9
Triadic#A99683, #83A996
Split complementary#A9A983, #83A983
Tetradic#A98383, #96A983, #83A9A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFBFD
Lighter +30%#E3DDE8
Lighter +20%#C9BFD3
Lighter +10%#AFA1BE
Darker −10%#7C6693
Darker −20%#635175
Darker −30%#493C57
Darker −40%#302739
More saturated +25%#9669C3
Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R150
G131
B169
Red150 (58.8%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)18.1%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 83 · B A9

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