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Recognised as Colour

#9891A5

  • #9891A5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9891A5 is a violet with RGB values 152, 145, 165 and HSL 261°, 10%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9891A5#9891A5
HEX#9891A5
RGBrgb(152, 145, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5686, 0.6471
RGB percentages59.6%, 56.9%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(261, 10%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261, 12.1%, 64.7%)
CMYK7.9%, 12.1%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,998,757
CSS custom property--colour: #9891A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#676E5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E94A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F94A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#969497no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.4Slate grey · ΔE 12.2Gray · ΔE 13.9Dark grey · ΔE 14Rosy brown · ΔE 19.4Light steelblue · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EA591
Analogous#9194A5, #A291A5
Triadic#A59891, #91A598
Split complementary#A5A291, #94A591
Tetradic#A59194, #9EA591, #91A5A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7E5EA
Lighter +20%#CDC9D3
Lighter +10%#B2ADBC
Darker −10%#7E758E
Darker −20%#655E72
Darker −30%#4C4756
Darker −40%#33303A
More saturated +25%#9178BE
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R152
G145
B165
Red152 (59.6%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue261°
Saturation (HSL)10%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 91 · B A5

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