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Colour

#9B8ACD

  • #9B8ACD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#9B8ACD is a violet with RGB values 155, 138, 205 and HSL 255°, 40%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9B8ACD#9B8ACD
HEX#9B8ACD
RGBrgb(155, 138, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.5412, 0.8039
RGB percentages60.8%, 54.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(255.2, 40.1%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.2, 32.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK24.4%, 32.7%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,193,613
CSS custom property--colour: #9B8ACD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#647532

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7994D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C93CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9195A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 24.9Steel blue · ΔE 26.2Thistle · ΔE 30.6Light slate grey · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCCD8A
Analogous#8A9BCD, #BD8ACD
Triadic#CD9B8A, #8ACD9B
Split complementary#CDBD8A, #9BCD8A
Tetradic#CD8A9B, #BCCD8A, #8ACDBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F5FB
Lighter +20%#D8D1EC
Lighter +10%#BAAEDC
Darker −10%#7C66BE
Darker −20%#6148A9
Darker −30%#4C3985
Darker −40%#382A61
More saturated +25%#9175E2
Less saturated −25%#A59FB8

Channel breakdown

R155
G138
B205
Red155 (60.8%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue255.22°
Saturation (HSL)40.12%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9B · G 8A · B CD

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