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Recognised as Colour

#968BA2

  • #968BA2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#968BA2 is a violet with RGB values 150, 139, 162 and HSL 269°, 11%, 59%. 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

#968BA2#968BA2
HEX#968BA2
RGBrgb(150, 139, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.5882, 0.5451, 0.6353
RGB percentages58.8%, 54.5%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(268.7, 11%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.7, 14.2%, 63.5%)
CMYK7.4%, 14.2%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,866,146
CSS custom property--colour: #968BA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#69745D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#878FA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#898FA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#958E93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 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 text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.4Slate grey · ΔE 12.7Gray · ΔE 14.9Dark grey · ΔE 16.8Rosy brown · ΔE 19.6Dim grey · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97A28B
Analogous#8B8CA2, #A18BA2
Triadic#A2968B, #8BA296
Split complementary#A2A28B, #8BA28B
Tetradic#A28B8C, #97A28B, #8BA2A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCFD
Lighter +30%#E3E0E6
Lighter +20%#C9C4CF
Lighter +10%#B0A7B9
Darker −10%#7C6F8B
Darker −20%#63596E
Darker −30%#4A4252
Darker −40%#302B36
More saturated +25%#9571BC
Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R150
G139
B162
Red150 (58.8%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue268.7°
Saturation (HSL)11%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 96 · G 8B · B A2

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