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Recognised as Colour

#8A7A93

  • #8A7A93
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#8A7A93 is a violet with RGB values 138, 122, 147 and HSL 278°, 10%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#8A7A93#8A7A93
HEX#8A7A93
RGBrgb(138, 122, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4784, 0.5765
RGB percentages54.1%, 47.8%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(278.4, 10.4%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.4, 17%, 57.6%)
CMYK6.1%, 17%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,075,347
CSS custom property--colour: #8A7A93;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#75856C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#777F94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A8092no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#897D82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 13.2Light slate grey · ΔE 13.5Gray · ΔE 15.8Dim grey · ΔE 18.1Rosy brown · ΔE 21.4Dark grey · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 13.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#83937A
Analogous#7E7A93, #937A90
Triadic#938A7A, #7A938A
Split complementary#90937A, #7A937E
Tetradic#937E7A, #83937A, #7A9093

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDEBEE
Lighter +30%#D4CED8
Lighter +20%#BCB2C1
Lighter +10%#A396AA
Darker −10%#706278
Darker −20%#564B5C
Darker −30%#3C3440
Darker −40%#211D24
More saturated +25%#925CB1
Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R138
G122
B147
Red138 (54.1%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue278.4°
Saturation (HSL)10.37%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 7A · B 93

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