Colour

#89768E

#89768E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#89768E is a violet with RGB values 137, 118, 142 and HSL 287°, 10%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#89768E

RGBrgb(137, 118, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4627, 0.5569

RGB percentages53.7%, 46.3%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(287.5, 9.6%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.5, 16.9%, 55.7%)

CMYK3.5%, 16.9%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,008,782

CSS custom property--colour: #89768E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20228WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1

Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#768971

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#747B8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#777D8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Tritanopia#89787Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 14.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Gray · ΔE 15.9 Dim grey · ΔE 17.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.1 Dark grey · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 14.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7B8E76

Analogous#7D768E, #8E7687

Triadic#8E8976, #768E89

Split complementary#878E76, #768E7D

Tetradic#8E7D76, #7B8E76, #76878E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9E6EA

Lighter +30%#D1CAD3

Lighter +20%#B9AEBC

Lighter +10%#A192A5

Darker −10%#6E5E73

Darker −20%#534757

Darker −30%#38303B

Darker −40%#1E191F

More saturated +25%#9B57AD

Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R137

G118

B142

Red137 (53.7%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue287.5°

Saturation (HSL)9.6%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 76 · B 8E

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Colour values

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