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Recognised as Colour

#9784A6

  • #9784A6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9784A6 is a violet with RGB values 151, 132, 166 and HSL 274°, 16%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9784A6#9784A6
HEX#9784A6
RGBrgb(151, 132, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5176, 0.651
RGB percentages59.2%, 51.8%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(273.5, 16%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.5, 20.5%, 65.1%)
CMYK9%, 20.5%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,929,894
CSS custom property--colour: #9784A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25835WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#687B59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F8AA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#838BA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#958890no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7Slate grey · ΔE 17.4Gray · ΔE 21.1Rosy brown · ΔE 22.9Thistle · ΔE 23Dark grey · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 16.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#93A684
Analogous#8684A6, #A684A4
Triadic#A69784, #84A697
Split complementary#A4A684, #84A686
Tetradic#A68684, #93A684, #84A4A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFAFC
Lighter +30%#E2DDE6
Lighter +20%#C9BFD1
Lighter +10%#B0A2BB
Darker −10%#7E688F
Darker −20%#645272
Darker −30%#4A3D54
Darker −40%#302737
More saturated +25%#9A6AC1
Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R151
G132
B166
Red151 (59.2%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue273.53°
Saturation (HSL)16.04%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 97 · G 84 · B A6

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