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Recognised as Colour

#9D8BBD

  • #9D8BBD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#9D8BBD is a violet with RGB values 157, 139, 189 and HSL 262°, 27%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#9D8BBD#9D8BBD
HEX#9D8BBD
RGBrgb(157, 139, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5451, 0.7412
RGB percentages61.6%, 54.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(261.6, 27.5%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.6, 26.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK16.9%, 26.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,324,925
CSS custom property--colour: #9D8BBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#627442

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8193BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8493BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#98929Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 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 text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20Light slate grey · ΔE 23.4Thistle · ΔE 24.1Steel blue · ΔE 24.2Slate grey · ΔE 24.5Light steelblue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABBD8B
Analogous#8B92BD, #B68BBD
Triadic#BD9D8B, #8BBD9D
Split complementary#BDB68B, #92BD8B
Tetradic#BD8B92, #ABBD8B, #8BBDB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFEDF4
Lighter +20%#D4CCE2
Lighter +10%#B8ACCF
Darker −10%#826AAB
Darker −20%#685290
Darker −30%#513F70
Darker −40%#392D4F
More saturated +25%#9774D4
Less saturated −25%#A3A2A6

Channel breakdown

R157
G139
B189
Red157 (61.6%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue261.6°
Saturation (HSL)27.47%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 8B · B BD

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