Colour

#86759B

#86759B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#86759B is a violet with RGB values 134, 117, 155 and HSL 267°, 16%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#86759B#86759B

HEX#86759B

RGBrgb(134, 117, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.4588, 0.6078

RGB percentages52.5%, 45.9%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(266.8, 16%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.8, 24.5%, 60.8%)

CMYK13.5%, 24.5%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,811,931

CSS custom property--colour: #86759B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1

Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#798A64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E7B9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#717C9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Tritanopia#837A82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 18.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4 Gray · ΔE 23.1 Steel blue · ΔE 23.2 Dim grey · ΔE 24.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 18.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A9B75

Analogous#75779B, #99759B

Triadic#9B8675, #759B86

Split complementary#9B9975, #779B75

Tetradic#9B7577, #8A9B75, #759B99

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEEBF1

Lighter +30%#D4CEDB

Lighter +20%#BAB0C6

Lighter +10%#A093B0

Darker −10%#6D5D80

Darker −20%#544763

Darker −30%#3B3245

Darker −40%#211D27

More saturated +25%#8357B9

Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R134

G117

B155

Red134 (52.5%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue266.84°

Saturation (HSL)15.97%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 86 · G 75 · B 9B

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