Colour

#9B85AD

#9B85AD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#9B85AD is a violet with RGB values 155, 133, 173 and HSL 273°, 20%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#9B85AD

RGBrgb(155, 133, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.5216, 0.6784

RGB percentages60.8%, 52.2%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(273, 19.6%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273, 23.1%, 67.8%)

CMYK10.4%, 23.1%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,192,301

CSS custom property--colour: #9B85AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1

Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#647A52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F8CAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#838EACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Tritanopia#998A93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 19.8 Slate grey · ΔE 20.6 Plum · ΔE 22.3 Thistle · ΔE 23.2 Gray · ΔE 24.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 19.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97AD85

Analogous#8785AD, #AD85AB

Triadic#AD9B85, #85AD9B

Split complementary#ABAD85, #85AD87

Tetradic#AD8785, #97AD85, #85ABAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E6E1EB

Lighter +20%#CDC2D6

Lighter +10%#B4A3C2

Darker −10%#826799

Darker −20%#68527A

Darker −30%#4E3E5C

Darker −40%#34293D

More saturated +25%#9E6CC7

Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R155

G133

B173

Red155 (60.8%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue273°

Saturation (HSL)19.61%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9B · G 85 · B AD

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