Colour

#9781A2

#9781A2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#9781A2 is a violet with RGB values 151, 129, 162 and HSL 280°, 15%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#9781A2

RGBrgb(151, 129, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5059, 0.6353

RGB percentages59.2%, 50.6%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(280, 15.1%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280, 20.4%, 63.5%)

CMYK6.8%, 20.4%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,929,122

CSS custom property--colour: #9781A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1

Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#687E5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D87A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8189A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Tritanopia#96858Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 17.3 Slate grey · ΔE 17.8 Gray · ΔE 20.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.2 Thistle · ΔE 23.7 Dark grey · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 17.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CA281

Analogous#8781A2, #A2819C

Triadic#A29781, #81A297

Split complementary#9CA281, #81A286

Tetradic#A28781, #8CA281, #819DA2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F6F9

Lighter +30%#E0D9E3

Lighter +20%#C7BCCD

Lighter +10%#AF9EB8

Darker −10%#7E668A

Darker −20%#63506D

Darker −30%#483B4F

Darker −40%#2E2532

More saturated +25%#A066BD

Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R151

G129

B162

Red151 (59.2%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue280°

Saturation (HSL)15.07%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 81 · B A2

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