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Recognised as Colour

#87738F

  • #87738F
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#87738F is a violet with RGB values 135, 115, 143 and HSL 283°, 11%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#87738F#87738F
HEX#87738F
RGBrgb(135, 115, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.451, 0.5608
RGB percentages52.9%, 45.1%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(282.9, 11.1%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.9, 19.6%, 56.1%)
CMYK5.6%, 19.6%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,876,943
CSS custom property--colour: #87738F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.88:1
Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#788C70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#707990no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#747A8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#87767Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15.6Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2Gray · ΔE 18.2Dim grey · ΔE 19.3Rosy brown · ΔE 23Dark grey · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7B8F73
Analogous#79738F, #8F7389
Triadic#8F8773, #738F87
Split complementary#898F73, #738F79
Tetradic#8F7973, #7B8F73, #73898F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E4EA
Lighter +30%#D0C8D3
Lighter +20%#B8ACBC
Lighter +10%#9F8FA6
Darker −10%#6C5C73
Darker −20%#524557
Darker −30%#372F3A
Darker −40%#1C181E
More saturated +25%#9553AF
Less saturated −25%#818181

Channel breakdown

R135
G115
B143
Red135 (52.9%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue282.86°
Saturation (HSL)11.11%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 73 · B 8F

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