Colour

#826D8B

#826D8B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#826D8B is a violet with RGB values 130, 109, 139 and HSL 282°, 12%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#826D8B#826D8B

HEX#826D8B

RGBrgb(130, 109, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.4275, 0.5451

RGB percentages51%, 42.7%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(282, 12.1%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282, 21.6%, 54.5%)

CMYK6.5%, 21.6%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,547,723

CSS custom property--colour: #826D8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1

Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#7D9274

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#69738Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E758Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Tritanopia#827077no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 17 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.9 Dim grey · ΔE 20 Gray · ΔE 20 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.9 Steel blue · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 16.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#768B6D

Analogous#736D8B, #8B6D85

Triadic#8B826D, #6D8B82

Split complementary#858B6D, #6D8B73

Tetradic#8B736D, #768B6D, #6D858B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3DEE6

Lighter +30%#CBC2CF

Lighter +20%#B3A5B9

Lighter +10%#9B89A2

Darker −10%#67576E

Darker −20%#4D4052

Darker −30%#322A35

Darker −40%#171319

More saturated +25%#8E4EAA

Less saturated −25%#7C7C7C

Channel breakdown

R130

G109

B139

Red130 (51%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue282°

Saturation (HSL)12.1%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 82 · G 6D · B 8B

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