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Recognised as Colour

#8A7090

  • #8A7090
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#8A7090 is a violet with RGB values 138, 112, 144 and HSL 289°, 13%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#8A7090#8A7090
HEX#8A7090
RGBrgb(138, 112, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4392, 0.5647
RGB percentages54.1%, 43.9%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(288.8, 12.6%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 22.2%, 56.5%)
CMYK4.2%, 22.2%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,072,784
CSS custom property--colour: #8A7090;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#758F6F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D7791no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#727A8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8B737Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 18.8Light slate grey · ΔE 19.4Gray · ΔE 21.4Dim grey · ΔE 22.1Rosy brown · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 18.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#769070
Analogous#7A7090, #907086
Triadic#908A70, #70908A
Split complementary#869070, #70907A
Tetradic#907A70, #769070, #708690

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E3E9
Lighter +30%#D0C6D3
Lighter +20%#B9A9BD
Lighter +10%#A18DA6
Darker −10%#6F5A73
Darker −20%#534357
Darker −30%#382D3A
Darker −40%#1C171D
More saturated +25%#9E50B0
Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R138
G112
B144
Red138 (54.1%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue288.75°
Saturation (HSL)12.6%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 70 · B 90

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