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Colour

#876A9F

  • #876A9F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#876A9F is a violet with RGB values 135, 106, 159 and HSL 273°, 22%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#876A9F#876A9F
HEX#876A9F
RGBrgb(135, 106, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.4157, 0.6235
RGB percentages52.9%, 41.6%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(272.8, 21.6%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.8, 33.3%, 62.4%)
CMYK15.1%, 33.3%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,874,655
CSS custom property--colour: #876A9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#789560

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6074A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#66769Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#84717Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26Plum · ΔE 26.2Steel blue · ΔE 27.5Slate grey · ΔE 28.1Light slate grey · ΔE 28.4Medium purple · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#829F6A
Analogous#6D6A9F, #9F6A9C
Triadic#9F876A, #6A9F87
Split complementary#9D9F6A, #6A9F6D
Tetradic#9F6D6A, #829F6A, #6A9C9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBE6EF
Lighter +30%#D2C7DB
Lighter +20%#B9A8C7
Lighter +10%#A089B3
Darker −10%#6D5482
Darker −20%#534063
Darker −30%#392C44
Darker −40%#1F1825
More saturated +25%#8A4BBE
Less saturated −25%#858585

Channel breakdown

R135
G106
B159
Red135 (52.9%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue272.83°
Saturation (HSL)21.63%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 6A · B 9F

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