Colour

#9C8FA8

#9C8FA8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#9C8FA8 is a violet with RGB values 156, 143, 168 and HSL 271°, 13%, 61%. 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

#9C8FA8#9C8FA8

HEX#9C8FA8

RGBrgb(156, 143, 168)

RGB (0–1)0.6118, 0.5608, 0.6588

RGB percentages61.2%, 56.1%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(271.2, 12.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.2, 14.9%, 65.9%)

CMYK7.1%, 14.9%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,260,392

CSS custom property--colour: #9C8FA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150 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#949494

Inverted#637057

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B93A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E94A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Tritanopia#9B9297no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 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

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1 Slate grey · ΔE 14.5 Gray · ΔE 16.8 Dark grey · ΔE 16.9 Thistle · ΔE 19.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9BA88F

Analogous#908FA8, #A88FA8

Triadic#A89C8F, #8FA89C

Split complementary#A8A88F, #8FA890

Tetradic#A8908F, #9BA88F, #8FA8A8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E8E5EB

Lighter +20%#CFC8D5

Lighter +10%#B5ACBE

Darker −10%#837292

Darker −20%#695B76

Darker −30%#4F4559

Darker −40%#362F3C

More saturated +25%#9D76C1

Less saturated −25%#9C9C9C

Channel breakdown

R156

G143

B168

Red156 (61.2%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue271.2°

Saturation (HSL)12.56%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9C · G 8F · B A8

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Colour values

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