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Colour

#9891A6

  • #9891A6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9891A6 is a violet with RGB values 152, 145, 166 and HSL 260°, 11%, 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

#9891A6#9891A6
HEX#9891A6
RGBrgb(152, 145, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.5686, 0.651
RGB percentages59.6%, 56.9%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(260, 10.6%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 12.7%, 65.1%)
CMYK8.4%, 12.7%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,998,758
CSS custom property--colour: #9891A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#676E59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D94A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E94A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#969498no 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 text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.6Slate grey · ΔE 12.3Gray · ΔE 14.4Dark grey · ΔE 14.5Light steelblue · ΔE 19.5Rosy brown · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FA691
Analogous#9194A6, #A391A6
Triadic#A69891, #91A698
Split complementary#A6A391, #95A691
Tetradic#A69195, #9FA691, #91A6A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7E6EA
Lighter +20%#CDC9D4
Lighter +10%#B2ADBD
Darker −10%#7E758F
Darker −20%#655D74
Darker −30%#4C4757
Darker −40%#34303B
More saturated +25%#9078BF
Less saturated −25%#9C9C9C

Channel breakdown

R152
G145
B166
Red152 (59.6%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)10.55%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 98 · G 91 · B A6

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