Colour

#8A6D97

#8A6D97
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#8A6D97 is a violet with RGB values 138, 109, 151 and HSL 281°, 17%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black 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#8A6D97

RGBrgb(138, 109, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4275, 0.5922

RGB percentages54.1%, 42.7%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(281.4, 16.8%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.4, 27.8%, 59.2%)

CMYK8.6%, 27.8%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,072,023

CSS custom property--colour: #8A6D97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1

Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#759268

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#677699no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D7896no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Tritanopia#89727Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 23.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Plum · ΔE 26.8 Gray · ΔE 27.1 Steel blue · ΔE 27.4 Dim grey · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 23.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7A976D

Analogous#756D97, #976D8F

Triadic#978A6D, #6D978A

Split complementary#8F976D, #6D9775

Tetradic#97756D, #7A976D, #6D8F97

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E9E4EC

Lighter +30%#D2C6D7

Lighter +20%#BAA9C1

Lighter +10%#A28BAC

Darker −10%#6F577A

Darker −20%#54425C

Darker −30%#392D3E

Darker −40%#1E1721

More saturated +25%#964EB6

Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R138

G109

B151

Red138 (54.1%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue281.43°

Saturation (HSL)16.8%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 6D · B 97

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