Recognised as Colour

#9C8FA3

#9C8FA3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#9C8FA3 is a violet with RGB values 156, 143, 163 and HSL 279°, 10%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#9C8FA3

RGBrgb(156, 143, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.5608, 0.6392

RGB percentages61.2%, 56.1%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(279, 9.8%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279, 12.3%, 63.9%)

CMYK4.3%, 12.3%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,260,387

CSS custom property--colour: #9C8FA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1

Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#63705C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D93A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F94A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Tritanopia#9C9196no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.3 Slate grey · ΔE 13.7 Gray · ΔE 14.4 Dark grey · ΔE 14.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.7 Thistle · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#96A38F

Analogous#928FA3, #A38FA0

Triadic#A39C8F, #8FA39C

Split complementary#A0A38F, #8FA392

Tetradic#A3928F, #96A38F, #8FA0A3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E6E3E8

Lighter +20%#CEC7D1

Lighter +10%#B5ABBA

Darker −10%#83738C

Darker −20%#695C70

Darker −30%#4F4554

Darker −40%#352E38

More saturated +25%#A476BD

Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R156

G143

B163

Red156 (61.2%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue279°

Saturation (HSL)9.8%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9C · G 8F · B A3

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