Recognised as Colour

#887C91

#887C91
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#887C91 is a violet with RGB values 136, 124, 145 and HSL 274°, 9%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#887C91#887C91

HEX#887C91

RGBrgb(136, 124, 145)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.4863, 0.5686

RGB percentages53.3%, 48.6%, 56.9%

HSLhsl(274.3, 8.7%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(274.3, 14.5%, 56.9%)

CMYK6.2%, 14.5%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,944,785

CSS custom property--colour: #887C91;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#77836E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#798092no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B8190no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Tritanopia#877E83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.3 Gray · ΔE 13 Dim grey · ΔE 16 Dark grey · ΔE 20.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#85917C

Analogous#7E7C91, #917C90

Triadic#91887C, #7C9188

Split complementary#90917C, #7C917E

Tetradic#917E7C, #85917C, #7C9091

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDEBEE

Lighter +30%#D4CFD7

Lighter +20%#BAB3C0

Lighter +10%#A198A8

Darker −10%#6E6476

Darker −20%#554C5B

Darker −30%#3B353F

Darker −40%#211E23

More saturated +25%#8C5EAF

Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R136

G124

B145

Red136 (53.3%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue145 (56.9%)

Hue274.29°

Saturation (HSL)8.71%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G 7C · B 91

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