Colour

#9A8AAB

#9A8AAB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#9A8AAB is a violet with RGB values 154, 138, 171 and HSL 269°, 16%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9A8AAB#9A8AAB

HEX#9A8AAB

RGBrgb(154, 138, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.5412, 0.6706

RGB percentages60.4%, 54.1%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(269.1, 16.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.1, 19.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK9.9%, 19.3%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,128,043

CSS custom property--colour: #9A8AAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1

Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#657554

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8590ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8890AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Tritanopia#988E95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 15.8 Slate grey · ΔE 16.9 Gray · ΔE 20.6 Thistle · ΔE 21.1 Dark grey · ΔE 21.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 15.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BAB8A

Analogous#8A8BAB, #AB8AAB

Triadic#AB9A8A, #8AAB9A

Split complementary#ABAB8A, #8BAB8A

Tetradic#AB8A8B, #9BAB8A, #8AABAB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E7E3EB

Lighter +20%#CDC5D6

Lighter +10%#B4A8C0

Darker −10%#806C96

Darker −20%#675778

Darker −30%#4E415B

Darker −40%#342C3D

More saturated +25%#9971C4

Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R154

G138

B171

Red154 (60.4%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue269.09°

Saturation (HSL)16.42%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9A · G 8A · B AB

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Colour values

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