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Colour

#877D9B

  • #877D9B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#877D9B is a violet with RGB values 135, 125, 155 and HSL 260°, 13%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#877D9B#877D9B
HEX#877D9B
RGBrgb(135, 125, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.4902, 0.6078
RGB percentages52.9%, 49%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(260, 13%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260, 19.4%, 60.8%)
CMYK12.9%, 19.4%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,879,515
CSS custom property--colour: #877D9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#788264

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#77829Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#79819Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#848187no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.9Slate grey · ΔE 12.9Gray · ΔE 17.8Dim grey · ΔE 20.3Steel blue · ΔE 22.5Dark grey · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#919B7D
Analogous#7D829B, #967D9B
Triadic#9B877D, #7D9B87
Split complementary#9B967D, #829B7D
Tetradic#9B7D82, #919B7D, #7D9B96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F0F4
Lighter +30%#D7D3DE
Lighter +20%#BCB7C7
Lighter +10%#A29AB1
Darker −10%#6E6481
Darker −20%#554D65
Darker −30%#3D3748
Darker −40%#24212B
More saturated +25%#7D60B8
Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R135
G125
B155
Red135 (52.9%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue260°
Saturation (HSL)13.04%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 7D · B 9B

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