Colour

#97839E

#97839E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#97839E is a violet with RGB values 151, 131, 158 and HSL 284°, 12%, 57%. 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

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HEX#97839E

RGBrgb(151, 131, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5137, 0.6196

RGB percentages59.2%, 51.4%, 62%

HSLhsl(284.4, 12.2%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.4, 17.1%, 62%)

CMYK4.4%, 17.1%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,929,630

CSS custom property--colour: #97839E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1

Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#687C61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#80889Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#848A9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#97868Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 15.1 Slate grey · ΔE 15.6 Gray · ΔE 17.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.7 Dark grey · ΔE 20.9 Dim grey · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A9E83

Analogous#8A839E, #9E8397

Triadic#9E9783, #839E97

Split complementary#989E83, #839E8A

Tetradic#9E8A83, #8A9E83, #83989E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F5F8

Lighter +30%#DFD9E1

Lighter +20%#C7BCCB

Lighter +10%#AFA0B4

Darker −10%#7E6886

Darker −20%#635269

Darker −30%#483C4C

Darker −40%#2D2530

More saturated +25%#A467BA

Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R151

G131

B158

Red151 (59.2%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue284.44°

Saturation (HSL)12.22%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 83 · B 9E

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Colour values

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