Colour

#9B8FB3

#9B8FB3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#9B8FB3 is a violet with RGB values 155, 143, 179 and HSL 260°, 19%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9B8FB3#9B8FB3

HEX#9B8FB3

RGBrgb(155, 143, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.6078, 0.5608, 0.702

RGB percentages60.8%, 56.1%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(260, 19.1%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(260, 20.1%, 70.2%)

CMYK13.4%, 20.1%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,194,867

CSS custom property--colour: #9B8FB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1

Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#64704C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8894B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A94B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#97949Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2 Slate grey · ΔE 17.6 Thistle · ΔE 20.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.4 Dark grey · ΔE 22.2 Gray · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 16.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7B38F

Analogous#8F95B3, #AD8FB3

Triadic#B39B8F, #8FB39B

Split complementary#B3AD8F, #95B38F

Tetradic#B38F95, #A7B38F, #8FB3AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECEAF1

Lighter +20%#D1CCDC

Lighter +10%#B6ADC8

Darker −10%#80719E

Darker −20%#675983

Darker −30%#4F4465

Darker −40%#373046

More saturated +25%#9378CB

Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R155

G143

B179

Red155 (60.8%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue260°

Saturation (HSL)19.15%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9B · G 8F · B B3

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Colour values

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