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Recognised as Colour

#9D8EA1

  • #9D8EA1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9D8EA1 is a violet with RGB values 157, 142, 161 and HSL 287°, 9%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9D8EA1#9D8EA1
HEX#9D8EA1
RGBrgb(157, 142, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5569, 0.6314
RGB percentages61.6%, 55.7%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(287.4, 9.2%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.4, 11.8%, 63.1%)
CMYK2.5%, 11.8%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,325,665
CSS custom property--colour: #9D8EA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#62715E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C92A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F93A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#9D9094no 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 text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.8Slate grey · ΔE 14.1Gray · ΔE 14.2Dark grey · ΔE 14.8Rosy brown · ΔE 16.8Thistle · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#92A18E
Analogous#948EA1, #A18E9B
Triadic#A19D8E, #8EA19D
Split complementary#9BA18E, #8EA194
Tetradic#A1948E, #92A18E, #8E9BA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFE
Lighter +30%#E5E2E6
Lighter +20%#CDC6CF
Lighter +10%#B5AAB8
Darker −10%#85728A
Darker −20%#6A5B6E
Darker −30%#4F4452
Darker −40%#342D36
More saturated +25%#AC74BB
Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R157
G142
B161
Red157 (61.6%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue287.37°
Saturation (HSL)9.18%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 8E · B A1

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