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Colour

#9D89AA

  • #9D89AA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9D89AA is a violet with RGB values 157, 137, 170 and HSL 276°, 16%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9D89AA#9D89AA
HEX#9D89AA
RGBrgb(157, 137, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5373, 0.6667
RGB percentages61.6%, 53.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(276.4, 16.3%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.4, 19.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK7.6%, 19.4%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,324,394
CSS custom property--colour: #9D89AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#627655

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#848FABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8891A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9C8D94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 17Slate grey · ΔE 17.9Thistle · ΔE 20.9Gray · ΔE 21.1Rosy brown · ΔE 21.8Dark grey · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 16.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96AA89
Analogous#8D89AA, #AA89A6
Triadic#AA9D89, #89AA9D
Split complementary#A7AA89, #89AA8D
Tetradic#AA8D89, #96AA89, #89A6AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7E2EA
Lighter +20%#CEC4D5
Lighter +10%#B6A7BF
Darker −10%#846B95
Darker −20%#6A5677
Darker −30%#50405A
Darker −40%#352B3C
More saturated +25%#A270C3
Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R157
G137
B170
Red157 (61.6%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue276.36°
Saturation (HSL)16.26%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 89 · B AA

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