Recognised as Colour

#8479A2

#8479A2
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#8479A2 is a violet with RGB values 132, 121, 162 and HSL 256°, 18%, 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#8479A2

RGBrgb(132, 121, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.4745, 0.6353

RGB percentages51.8%, 47.5%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(256.1, 18.1%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(256.1, 25.3%, 63.5%)

CMYK18.5%, 25.3%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,681,890

CSS custom property--colour: #8479A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.24:1

Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#7B865D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#707FA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#727EA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Tritanopia#7F7F87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 18 Light slate grey · ΔE 18 Steel blue · ΔE 20.7 Gray · ΔE 24.2 Dim grey · ΔE 25.7 Plum · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)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#97A279

Analogous#7983A2, #9979A2

Triadic#A28479, #79A284

Split complementary#A29979, #83A279

Tetradic#A27983, #97A279, #79A299

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3F1F6

Lighter +30%#D7D3E1

Lighter +20%#BBB5CC

Lighter +10%#A097B7

Darker −10%#6A5F89

Darker −20%#534A6B

Darker −30%#3C354D

Darker −40%#24202F

More saturated +25%#775DBE

Less saturated −25%#8E8E8E

Channel breakdown

R132

G121

B162

Red132 (51.8%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue256.1°

Saturation (HSL)18.06%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 84 · G 79 · B A2

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