Colour

#9A8DA6

#9A8DA6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#9A8DA6 is a violet with RGB values 154, 141, 166 and HSL 271°, 12%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#9A8DA6

RGBrgb(154, 141, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.5529, 0.651

RGB percentages60.4%, 55.3%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(271.2, 12.3%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.2, 15.1%, 65.1%)

CMYK7.2%, 15.1%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,128,806

CSS custom property--colour: #9A8DA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.73:1

Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#657259

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8991A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C92A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Tritanopia#999095no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.8 Slate grey · ΔE 14.1 Gray · ΔE 16.5 Dark grey · ΔE 17.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.7 Thistle · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99A68D

Analogous#8E8DA6, #A68DA5

Triadic#A69A8D, #8DA69A

Split complementary#A6A68D, #8DA68E

Tetradic#A68E8D, #99A68D, #8DA5A6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E6E3E9

Lighter +20%#CDC6D3

Lighter +10%#B3AABC

Darker −10%#817090

Darker −20%#675A73

Darker −30%#4D4456

Darker −40%#342D3A

More saturated +25%#9B74BF

Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R154

G141

B166

Red154 (60.4%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue271.2°

Saturation (HSL)12.32%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9A · G 8D · B A6

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