Recognised as Colour

#8A6793

#8A6793
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#8A6793 is a violet with RGB values 138, 103, 147 and HSL 288°, 18%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8A6793

RGBrgb(138, 103, 147)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4039, 0.5765

RGB percentages54.1%, 40.4%, 57.6%

HSLhsl(287.7, 17.6%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.7, 29.9%, 57.6%)

CMYK6.1%, 29.9%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,070,483

CSS custom property--colour: #8A6793;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1

Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#75986C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#627195no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A7492no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Tritanopia#8B6C77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 26 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.6 Plum · ΔE 27.1 Dim grey · ΔE 29.3 Gray · ΔE 29.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 26.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#709367

Analogous#746793, #936786

Triadic#938A67, #67938A

Split complementary#869367, #679374

Tetradic#937467, #709367, #678693

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6DEE8

Lighter +30%#CFC0D3

Lighter +20%#B8A2BE

Lighter +10%#A184A9

Darker −10%#6E5275

Darker −20%#523D57

Darker −30%#362839

Darker −40%#19131B

More saturated +25%#9C48B2

Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R138

G103

B147

Red138 (54.1%)

Green103 (40.4%)

Blue147 (57.6%)

Hue287.73°

Saturation (HSL)17.6%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 67 · B 93

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