Recognised as Colour

#97809E

#97809E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#97809E is a violet with RGB values 151, 128, 158 and HSL 286°, 13%, 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

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HEX#97809E

RGBrgb(151, 128, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.502, 0.6196

RGB percentages59.2%, 50.2%, 62%

HSLhsl(286, 13.4%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286, 19%, 62%)

CMYK4.4%, 19%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,928,862

CSS custom property--colour: #97809E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1

Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#687F61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D869Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#82889Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Tritanopia#97838Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 16.8 Slate grey · ΔE 17.2 Gray · ΔE 19.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.7 Dim grey · ΔE 22.8 Dark grey · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 16.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#879E80

Analogous#88809E, #9E8096

Triadic#9E9780, #809E97

Split complementary#969E80, #809E88

Tetradic#9E8880, #879E80, #80969E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F6F4F6

Lighter +30%#DED7E0

Lighter +20%#C6BACA

Lighter +10%#AF9DB4

Darker −10%#7E6685

Darker −20%#635068

Darker −30%#473A4B

Darker −40%#2C242E

More saturated +25%#A664BA

Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R151

G128

B158

Red151 (59.2%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue286°

Saturation (HSL)13.39%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 80 · B 9E

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