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Recognised as Colour

#8A7798

  • #8A7798
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#8A7798 is a violet with RGB values 138, 119, 152 and HSL 275°, 14%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#8A7798#8A7798
HEX#8A7798
RGBrgb(138, 119, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4667, 0.5961
RGB percentages54.1%, 46.7%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(274.5, 13.8%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.5, 21.7%, 59.6%)
CMYK9.2%, 21.7%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,074,584
CSS custom property--colour: #8A7798;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#758867

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#727D99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#767E97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#897B82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 16.6Light slate grey · ΔE 16.9Gray · ΔE 20.5Dim grey · ΔE 22.1Rosy brown · ΔE 24.4Steel blue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 16.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#859877
Analogous#797798, #987796
Triadic#988A77, #77988A
Split complementary#969877, #779879
Tetradic#987977, #859877, #779698

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEEBF0
Lighter +30%#D5CEDA
Lighter +20%#BCB1C4
Lighter +10%#A394AE
Darker −10%#705F7D
Darker −20%#564960
Darker −30%#3C3343
Darker −40%#221D26
More saturated +25%#8F59B6
Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R138
G119
B152
Red138 (54.1%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue274.55°
Saturation (HSL)13.81%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 77 · B 98

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