Colour

#9F8AAD

#9F8AAD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#9F8AAD is a violet with RGB values 159, 138, 173 and HSL 276°, 18%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#9F8AAD#9F8AAD

HEX#9F8AAD

RGBrgb(159, 138, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.6235, 0.5412, 0.6784

RGB percentages62.4%, 54.1%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(276, 17.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276, 20.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK8.1%, 20.2%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,455,725

CSS custom property--colour: #9F8AAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1

Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#607552

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8590AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8992ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#9E8E96no 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 text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 18 Slate grey · ΔE 19 Thistle · ΔE 20.7 Gray · ΔE 22.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.5 Dark grey · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 17.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#98AD8A

Analogous#8E8AAD, #AD8AAA

Triadic#AD9F8A, #8AAD9F

Split complementary#AAAD8A, #8AAD8E

Tetradic#AD8E8A, #98AD8A, #8AAAAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E9E4EC

Lighter +20%#D0C6D7

Lighter +10%#B8A8C2

Darker −10%#866C98

Darker −20%#6C567B

Darker −30%#52415D

Darker −40%#372C3F

More saturated +25%#A471C6

Less saturated −25%#9C9C9C

Channel breakdown

R159

G138

B173

Red159 (62.4%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue276°

Saturation (HSL)17.59%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 9F · G 8A · B AD

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