Colour

#84698B

#84698B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#84698B is a violet with RGB values 132, 105, 139 and HSL 288°, 14%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#84698B

RGBrgb(132, 105, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.4118, 0.5451

RGB percentages51.8%, 41.2%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(287.6, 13.9%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.6, 24.5%, 54.5%)

CMYK5%, 24.5%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,677,771

CSS custom property--colour: #84698B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1

Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#7B9674

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#65708Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B738Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Tritanopia#856D75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Dim grey · ΔE 22.9 Gray · ΔE 23.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.3 Steel blue · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 20.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#708B69

Analogous#73698B, #8B6981

Triadic#8B8469, #698B84

Split complementary#818B69, #698B73

Tetradic#8B7369, #708B69, #69818B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3DCE4

Lighter +30%#CBBFCE

Lighter +20%#B4A2B8

Lighter +10%#9C85A2

Darker −10%#68536E

Darker −20%#4D3D51

Darker −30%#312734

Darker −40%#161117

More saturated +25%#964AA9

Less saturated −25%#7A7A7A

Channel breakdown

R132

G105

B139

Red132 (51.8%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue287.65°

Saturation (HSL)13.93%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 84 · G 69 · B 8B

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