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Recognised as Colour

#9F83A7

  • #9F83A7
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#9F83A7 is a violet with RGB values 159, 131, 167 and HSL 287°, 17%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9F83A7#9F83A7
HEX#9F83A7
RGBrgb(159, 131, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.5137, 0.6549
RGB percentages62.4%, 51.4%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(286.7, 17%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 21.6%, 65.5%)
CMYK4.8%, 21.6%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,453,927
CSS custom property--colour: #9F83A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#607C58

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F8BA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#858DA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9F878Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2Slate grey · ΔE 20.8Rosy brown · ΔE 22.3Plum · ΔE 22.4Thistle · ΔE 22.8Gray · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 20.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BA783
Analogous#8D83A7, #A7839D
Triadic#A79F83, #83A79F
Split complementary#9DA783, #83A78D
Tetradic#A78D83, #8BA783, #839DA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFAFC
Lighter +30%#E4DCE7
Lighter +20%#CDBFD1
Lighter +10%#B6A1BC
Darker −10%#876790
Darker −20%#6B5173
Darker −30%#4F3C55
Darker −40%#332737
More saturated +25%#AE68C2
Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R159
G131
B167
Red159 (62.4%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue286.67°
Saturation (HSL)16.98%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 9F · G 83 · B A7

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