Colour

#8A729F

#8A729F
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#8A729F is a violet with RGB values 138, 114, 159 and HSL 272°, 19%, 54%. 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#8A729F

RGBrgb(138, 114, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4471, 0.6235

RGB percentages54.1%, 44.7%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(272, 19%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272, 28.3%, 62.4%)

CMYK13.2%, 28.3%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,073,311

CSS custom property--colour: #8A729F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#758D60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A7AA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F7C9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Tritanopia#877882no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 22.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1 Steel blue · ΔE 25.2 Plum · ΔE 25.9 Gray · ΔE 27.8 Dim grey · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 22.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#879F72

Analogous#73729F, #9F729E

Triadic#9F8A72, #729F8A

Split complementary#9D9F72, #729F73

Tetradic#9F7372, #879F72, #729E9F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFEBF2

Lighter +30%#D6CDDD

Lighter +20%#BCAFC8

Lighter +10%#A390B4

Darker −10%#705A84

Darker −20%#574566

Darker −30%#3D3147

Darker −40%#231C29

More saturated +25%#8C54BD

Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R138

G114

B159

Red138 (54.1%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue272°

Saturation (HSL)18.99%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 72 · B 9F

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