Recognised as Colour

#876D8E

#876D8E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#876D8E is a violet with RGB values 135, 109, 142 and HSL 287°, 13%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#876D8E

RGBrgb(135, 109, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.4275, 0.5569

RGB percentages52.9%, 42.7%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(287.3, 13.1%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.3, 23.2%, 55.7%)

CMYK4.9%, 23.2%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,875,406

CSS custom property--colour: #876D8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1

Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#789271

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#69748Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F778Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Tritanopia#877078no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 19.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.1 Gray · ΔE 22.2 Dim grey · ΔE 22.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.1 Steel blue · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 19.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#748E6D

Analogous#766D8E, #8E6D85

Triadic#8E876D, #6D8E87

Split complementary#848E6D, #6D8E77

Tetradic#8E776D, #748E6D, #6D858E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6E0E7

Lighter +30%#CEC3D1

Lighter +20%#B6A6BB

Lighter +10%#9F89A5

Darker −10%#6C5771

Darker −20%#504154

Darker −30%#352B37

Darker −40%#19141B

More saturated +25%#994EAD

Less saturated −25%#7E7E7E

Channel breakdown

R135

G109

B142

Red135 (52.9%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue287.27°

Saturation (HSL)13.15%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 87 · G 6D · B 8E

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Colour values

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