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Recognised as Colour

#8A77AB

  • #8A77AB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8A77AB is a violet with RGB values 138, 119, 171 and HSL 262°, 24%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8A77AB#8A77AB
HEX#8A77AB
RGBrgb(138, 119, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4667, 0.6706
RGB percentages54.1%, 46.7%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(261.9, 23.6%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.9, 30.4%, 67.1%)
CMYK19.3%, 30.4%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,074,603
CSS custom property--colour: #8A77AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#758854

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C80ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F80AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#847F8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Plum · ΔE 24.7Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8Slate grey · ΔE 24.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 23.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98AB77
Analogous#777EAB, #A477AB
Triadic#AB8A77, #77AB8A
Split complementary#ABA477, #7EAB77
Tetradic#AB777E, #98AB77, #77ABA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F5F9
Lighter +30%#DBD6E5
Lighter +20%#C0B6D2
Lighter +10%#A597BE
Darker −10%#705B94
Darker −20%#584874
Darker −30%#403455
Darker −40%#282135
More saturated +25%#835CC6
Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R138
G119
B171
Red138 (54.1%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue261.92°
Saturation (HSL)23.64%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 77 · B AB

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