Colour

#9792A4

#9792A4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#9792A4 is a violet with RGB values 151, 146, 164 and HSL 257°, 9%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#9792A4

RGBrgb(151, 146, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5725, 0.6431

RGB percentages59.2%, 57.3%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(256.7, 9%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.7, 11%, 64.3%)

CMYK7.9%, 11%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,933,476

CSS custom property--colour: #9792A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1

Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#686D5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F94A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F94A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#959498no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.8 Slate grey · ΔE 11.6 Dark grey · ΔE 12.9 Gray · ΔE 13 Silver · ΔE 19.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.76, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9FA492

Analogous#9296A4, #A092A4

Triadic#A49792, #92A497

Split complementary#A4A092, #96A492

Tetradic#A49296, #9FA492, #92A4A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E7E5EA

Lighter +20%#CCCAD2

Lighter +10%#B2AEBB

Darker −10%#7C768D

Darker −20%#645F71

Darker −30%#4B4756

Darker −40%#33303A

More saturated +25%#8C79BD

Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R151

G146

B164

Red151 (59.2%)

Green146 (57.3%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue256.67°

Saturation (HSL)9%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 97 · G 92 · B A4

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