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Colour

#9C85AB

  • #9C85AB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9C85AB is a violet with RGB values 156, 133, 171 and HSL 276°, 18%, 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

#9C85AB#9C85AB
HEX#9C85AB
RGBrgb(156, 133, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.5216, 0.6706
RGB percentages61.2%, 52.2%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(276.3, 18.4%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.3, 22.2%, 67.1%)
CMYK8.8%, 22.2%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,257,835
CSS custom property--colour: #9C85AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26783WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#637A54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#808CADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#848EAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9B8A92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 19.4Slate grey · ΔE 20.1Plum · ΔE 22.6Thistle · ΔE 22.8Gray · ΔE 23.8Rosy brown · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 19.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94AB85
Analogous#8985AB, #AB85A7
Triadic#AB9C85, #85AB9C
Split complementary#A7AB85, #85AB89
Tetradic#AB8985, #94AB85, #85A7AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#E6E0E9
Lighter +20%#CDC1D5
Lighter +10%#B5A3C0
Darker −10%#836796
Darker −20%#695278
Darker −30%#4E3E59
Darker −40%#34293B
More saturated +25%#A16BC5
Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R156
G133
B171
Red156 (61.2%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue276.32°
Saturation (HSL)18.45%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9C · G 85 · B AB

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