Recognised as Colour

#99859E

#99859E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#99859E is a violet with RGB values 153, 133, 158 and HSL 288°, 11%, 57%. 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

#99859E#99859E

HEX#99859E

RGBrgb(153, 133, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5216, 0.6196

RGB percentages60%, 52.2%, 62%

HSLhsl(288, 11.4%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288, 15.8%, 62%)

CMYK3.2%, 15.8%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,061,214

CSS custom property--colour: #99859E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#667A61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#838A9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#878C9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Tritanopia#99878Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Slate grey · ΔE 15.3 Gray · ΔE 16.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.6 Dark grey · ΔE 19.7 Dim grey · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A9E85

Analogous#8C859E, #9E8596

Triadic#9E9985, #859E99

Split complementary#969E85, #859E8C

Tetradic#9E8C85, #8A9E85, #85969E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F7F8

Lighter +30%#E0DAE2

Lighter +20%#C9BECB

Lighter +10%#B1A1B5

Darker −10%#806A86

Darker −20%#655469

Darker −30%#4A3D4D

Darker −40%#2E2730

More saturated +25%#A96AB9

Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R153

G133

B158

Red153 (60%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue288°

Saturation (HSL)11.42%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 99 · G 85 · B 9E

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Colour values

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