Recognised as Colour

#84789E

#84789E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#84789E is a violet with RGB values 132, 120, 158 and HSL 259°, 16%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#84789E

RGBrgb(132, 120, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.4706, 0.6196

RGB percentages51.8%, 47.1%, 62%

HSLhsl(258.9, 16.4%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 24.1%, 62%)

CMYK16.5%, 24.1%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,681,630

CSS custom property--colour: #84789E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1

Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#7B8761

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#707EA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#727E9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Tritanopia#807E85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 16.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 17 Steel blue · ΔE 21.4 Gray · ΔE 22.6 Dim grey · ΔE 24 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 16.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#929E78

Analogous#787F9E, #97789E

Triadic#9E8478, #789E84

Split complementary#9E9778, #7F9E78

Tetradic#9E787F, #929E78, #789E97

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0EFF3

Lighter +30%#D5D1DE

Lighter +20%#BAB3C9

Lighter +10%#9F96B3

Darker −10%#6B5F84

Darker −20%#534A66

Darker −30%#3B3449

Darker −40%#231F2B

More saturated +25%#795BBB

Less saturated −25%#8B8B8B

Channel breakdown

R132

G120

B158

Red132 (51.8%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue258.95°

Saturation (HSL)16.38%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 84 · G 78 · B 9E

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