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Recognised as Colour

#9D90A3

  • #9D90A3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9D90A3 is a violet with RGB values 157, 144, 163 and HSL 281°, 9%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9D90A3#9D90A3
HEX#9D90A3
RGBrgb(157, 144, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.6157, 0.5647, 0.6392
RGB percentages61.6%, 56.5%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(281.1, 9.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.1, 11.7%, 63.9%)
CMYK3.7%, 11.7%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,326,179
CSS custom property--colour: #9D90A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.95:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#626F5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E94A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9095A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9D9296no 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 text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.4Slate grey · ΔE 13.8Dark grey · ΔE 14.1Gray · ΔE 14.2Rosy brown · ΔE 17.3Thistle · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#96A390
Analogous#9490A3, #A3909F
Triadic#A39D90, #90A39D
Split complementary#9FA390, #90A394
Tetradic#A39490, #96A390, #909FA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7E4E8
Lighter +20%#CEC8D1
Lighter +10%#B6ACBA
Darker −10%#84748C
Darker −20%#6A5D70
Darker −30%#504654
Darker −40%#352F38
More saturated +25%#A677BC
Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R157
G144
B163
Red157 (61.6%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue281.05°
Saturation (HSL)9.36%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9D · G 90 · B A3

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