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Recognised as Colour

#9A7AA2

  • #9A7AA2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#9A7AA2 is a violet with RGB values 154, 122, 162 and HSL 288°, 18%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9A7AA2#9A7AA2
HEX#9A7AA2
RGBrgb(154, 122, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.4784, 0.6353
RGB percentages60.4%, 47.8%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(288, 17.7%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288, 24.7%, 63.5%)
CMYK4.9%, 24.7%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,123,938
CSS custom property--colour: #9A7AA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#65855D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7683A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D86A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9B7E88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 22.6Light slate grey · ΔE 22.7Slate grey · ΔE 22.9Rosy brown · ΔE 24.8Gray · ΔE 25.9Thistle · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 22.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#82A27A
Analogous#867AA2, #A27A96
Triadic#A29A7A, #7AA29A
Split complementary#96A27A, #7AA286
Tetradic#A2867A, #82A27A, #7A96A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F2F6
Lighter +30%#DED4E1
Lighter +20%#C8B6CC
Lighter +10%#B198B7
Darker −10%#816089
Darker −20%#654B6B
Darker −30%#48364D
Darker −40%#2C212F
More saturated +25%#AB5EBE
Less saturated −25%#8E8E8E

Channel breakdown

R154
G122
B162
Red154 (60.4%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue288°
Saturation (HSL)17.7%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G 7A · B A2

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