Colour

#89778F

#89778F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#89778F is a violet with RGB values 137, 119, 143 and HSL 285°, 10%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#89778F

RGBrgb(137, 119, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4667, 0.5608

RGB percentages53.7%, 46.7%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(285, 9.7%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(285, 16.8%, 56.1%)

CMYK4.2%, 16.8%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,009,039

CSS custom property--colour: #89778F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#768870

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#747C90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#787E8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Tritanopia#89797Fno 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 text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

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

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 13.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.3 Gray · ΔE 15.6 Dim grey · ΔE 17.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.1 Dark grey · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 13.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7D8F77

Analogous#7D778F, #8F7789

Triadic#8F8977, #778F89

Split complementary#898F77, #778F7D

Tetradic#8F7D77, #7D8F77, #77898F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAE7EB

Lighter +30%#D2CBD4

Lighter +20%#BAAFBD

Lighter +10%#A193A6

Darker −10%#6F5F74

Darker −20%#544858

Darker −30%#39313C

Darker −40%#1E1A20

More saturated +25%#9858AE

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R137

G119

B143

Red137 (53.7%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue285°

Saturation (HSL)9.68%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 77 · B 8F

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