Colour

#9991AD

#9991AD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#9991AD is a violet with RGB values 153, 145, 173 and HSL 257°, 15%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#9991AD

RGBrgb(153, 145, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.5686, 0.6784

RGB percentages60%, 56.9%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(257.1, 14.6%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 16.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK11.6%, 16.2%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,064,301

CSS custom property--colour: #9991AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.01:1

Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#666E52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C95AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D95ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Tritanopia#96959Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.5 Slate grey · ΔE 14.2 Dark grey · ΔE 17.8 Gray · ΔE 18 Thistle · ΔE 19.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A5AD91

Analogous#9197AD, #A791AD

Triadic#AD9991, #91AD99

Split complementary#ADA791, #97AD91

Tetradic#AD9197, #A5AD91, #91ADA7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAE9EE

Lighter +20%#CFCBD9

Lighter +10%#B4AEC3

Darker −10%#7E7497

Darker −20%#655C7C

Darker −30%#4D465F

Darker −40%#353141

More saturated +25%#8F79C5

Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R153

G145

B173

Red153 (60%)

Green145 (56.9%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue257.14°

Saturation (HSL)14.58%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 99 · G 91 · B AD

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