Colour

#86759D

#86759D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#86759D is a violet with RGB values 134, 117, 157 and HSL 266°, 17%, 54%. 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

#86759D#86759D

HEX#86759D

RGBrgb(134, 117, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.4588, 0.6157

RGB percentages52.5%, 45.9%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(265.5, 16.9%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(265.5, 25.5%, 61.6%)

CMYK14.6%, 25.5%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,811,933

CSS custom property--colour: #86759D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1

Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#798A62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E7C9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#717C9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Tritanopia#837B83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 19 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2 Steel blue · ΔE 23 Gray · ΔE 24.2 Dim grey · ΔE 25.4 Plum · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 18.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C9D75

Analogous#75789D, #9A759D

Triadic#9D8675, #759D86

Split complementary#9D9A75, #789D75

Tetradic#9D7578, #8C9D75, #759D9A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFECF2

Lighter +30%#D4CEDD

Lighter +20%#BAB1C7

Lighter +10%#A093B2

Darker −10%#6D5D82

Darker −20%#544765

Darker −30%#3B3247

Darker −40%#221D29

More saturated +25%#8257BB

Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R134

G117

B157

Red134 (52.5%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue265.5°

Saturation (HSL)16.95%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 86 · G 75 · B 9D

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