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Colour

#9688B7

  • #9688B7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9688B7 is a violet with RGB values 150, 136, 183 and HSL 258°, 25%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9688B7#9688B7
HEX#9688B7
RGBrgb(150, 136, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5333, 0.7176
RGB percentages58.8%, 53.3%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(257.9, 24.6%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(257.9, 25.7%, 71.8%)
CMYK18%, 25.7%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,865,399
CSS custom property--colour: #9688B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#697748

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E8FB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#808FB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#908F98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 21Slate grey · ΔE 22Steel blue · ΔE 22.4Plum · ΔE 22.4Thistle · ΔE 24.7Light steelblue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 21.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9B788
Analogous#8891B7, #AE88B7
Triadic#B79688, #88B796
Split complementary#B7AE88, #92B788
Tetradic#B78891, #A9B788, #88B7AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAE7F1
Lighter +20%#CEC8DD
Lighter +10%#B2A8CA
Darker −10%#7A68A4
Darker −20%#625287
Darker −30%#4B3F67
Darker −40%#342B48
More saturated +25%#8C70CF
Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R150
G136
B183
Red150 (58.8%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue257.87°
Saturation (HSL)24.61%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 88 · B B7

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