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Recognised as Colour

#9D86AC

  • #9D86AC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9D86AC is a violet with RGB values 157, 134, 172 and HSL 276°, 19%, 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

#9D86AC#9D86AC
HEX#9D86AC
RGBrgb(157, 134, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5255, 0.6745
RGB percentages61.6%, 52.5%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(276.3, 18.6%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.3, 22.1%, 67.5%)
CMYK8.7%, 22.1%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,323,628
CSS custom property--colour: #9D86AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#627953

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#818DAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#858FABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9C8B93no 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 text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 19.4Slate grey · ΔE 20.2Plum · ΔE 22.4Thistle · ΔE 22.4Rosy brown · ΔE 23.9Gray · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 19.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95AC86
Analogous#8A86AC, #AC86A8
Triadic#AC9D86, #86AC9D
Split complementary#A8AC86, #86AC8A
Tetradic#AC8A86, #95AC86, #86A8AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7E1EA
Lighter +20%#CEC3D6
Lighter +10%#B5A4C1
Darker −10%#856897
Darker −20%#6A5379
Darker −30%#503E5B
Darker −40%#352A3D
More saturated +25%#A26DC6
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R157
G134
B172
Red157 (61.6%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue276.32°
Saturation (HSL)18.63%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 86 · B AC

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