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Recognised as Colour

#9981A2

  • #9981A2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9981A2 is a violet with RGB values 153, 129, 162 and HSL 284°, 15%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9981A2#9981A2
HEX#9981A2
RGBrgb(153, 129, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5059, 0.6353
RGB percentages60%, 50.6%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(283.6, 15.1%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.6, 20.4%, 63.5%)
CMYK5.6%, 20.4%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,060,194
CSS custom property--colour: #9981A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#667E5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D88A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#828AA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#99858Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 18Slate grey · ΔE 18.4Gray · ΔE 21.2Rosy brown · ΔE 21.8Thistle · ΔE 23.5Dark grey · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 17.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8AA281
Analogous#8981A2, #A2819B
Triadic#A29981, #81A299
Split complementary#9BA281, #81A289
Tetradic#A28981, #8AA281, #819BA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F6F9
Lighter +30%#E0D9E3
Lighter +20%#C9BCCD
Lighter +10%#B19EB8
Darker −10%#80668A
Darker −20%#65506D
Darker −30%#4A3B4F
Darker −40%#2E2532
More saturated +25%#A566BD
Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R153
G129
B162
Red153 (60%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue283.64°
Saturation (HSL)15.07%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 99 · G 81 · B A2

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