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Colour

#9A94A5

  • #9A94A5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9A94A5 is a violet with RGB values 154, 148, 165 and HSL 261°, 9%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9A94A5#9A94A5
HEX#9A94A5
RGBrgb(154, 148, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.6039, 0.5804, 0.6471
RGB percentages60.4%, 58%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(261.2, 8.6%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.2, 10.3%, 64.7%)
CMYK6.7%, 10.3%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,130,597
CSS custom property--colour: #9A94A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#656B5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9196A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9297A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#989699no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.5Dark grey · ΔE 12Slate grey · ΔE 12.4Gray · ΔE 13.1Silver · ΔE 18.3Rosy brown · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FA594
Analogous#9497A5, #A394A5
Triadic#A59A94, #94A59A
Split complementary#A5A394, #97A594
Tetradic#A59497, #9FA594, #94A5A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8E7EB
Lighter +20%#CECBD4
Lighter +10%#B4B0BC
Darker −10%#80788E
Darker −20%#676073
Darker −30%#4E4957
Darker −40%#35323B
More saturated +25%#937BBE
Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R154
G148
B165
Red154 (60.4%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue261.18°
Saturation (HSL)8.63%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9A · G 94 · B A5

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