Colour

#877DA0

#877DA0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#877DA0 is a violet with RGB values 135, 125, 160 and HSL 257°, 16%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#877DA0

RGBrgb(135, 125, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.4902, 0.6275

RGB percentages52.9%, 49%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(257.1, 15.6%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(257.1, 21.9%, 62.7%)

CMYK15.6%, 21.9%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,879,520

CSS custom property--colour: #877DA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1

Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#78825F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7682A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#77829Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Tritanopia#838289no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.8 Slate grey · ΔE 15 Gray · ΔE 20.6 Steel blue · ΔE 21.3 Dim grey · ΔE 22.9 Dark grey · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#96A07D

Analogous#7D85A0, #997DA0

Triadic#A0877D, #7DA087

Split complementary#A0997D, #85A07D

Tetradic#A07D85, #96A07D, #7DA099

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F3F6

Lighter +30%#D9D5E1

Lighter +20%#BDB8CB

Lighter +10%#A29AB6

Darker −10%#6D6387

Darker −20%#554D6A

Darker −30%#3E384C

Darker −40%#26222F

More saturated +25%#7B61BC

Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R135

G125

B160

Red135 (52.9%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue257.14°

Saturation (HSL)15.56%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 87 · G 7D · B A0

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Colour values

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