Recognised as Colour

#9F89AC

#9F89AC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#9F89AC is a violet with RGB values 159, 137, 172 and HSL 278°, 17%, 61%. 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

#9F89AC#9F89AC

HEX#9F89AC

RGBrgb(159, 137, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.5373, 0.6745

RGB percentages62.4%, 53.7%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(277.7, 17.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.7, 20.3%, 67.5%)

CMYK7.6%, 20.3%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,455,468

CSS custom property--colour: #9F89AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1

Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#607653

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8490AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8991ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#9E8D95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 18.2 Slate grey · ΔE 19.2 Thistle · ΔE 21 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.3 Gray · ΔE 22.4 Plum · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 18.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#96AC89

Analogous#8E89AC, #AC89A8

Triadic#AC9F89, #89AC9F

Split complementary#A8AC89, #89AC8E

Tetradic#AC8E89, #96AC89, #89A8AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E8E3EB

Lighter +20%#D0C5D6

Lighter +10%#B7A7C1

Darker −10%#876B97

Darker −20%#6C557A

Darker −30%#51405C

Darker −40%#372B3E

More saturated +25%#A570C5

Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R159

G137

B172

Red159 (62.4%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue277.71°

Saturation (HSL)17.41%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9F · G 89 · B AC

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