Colour

#8A7E8A

#8A7E8A
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8A7E8A is a grey with RGB values 138, 126, 138 and HSL 300°, 5%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#8A7E8A#8A7E8A

HEX#8A7E8A

RGBrgb(138, 126, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4941, 0.5412

RGB percentages54.1%, 49.4%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(300, 4.9%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 8.7%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 8.7%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,076,362

CSS custom property--colour: #8A7E8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1

Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#758175

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D818Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#80828Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Tritanopia#8B7F82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 8.4 Slate grey · ΔE 10.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.2 Dim grey · ΔE 12.9 Dark grey · ΔE 17.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 18

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 8.41, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7E8A7E

Analogous#847E8A, #8A7E84

Triadic#8A8A7E, #7E8A8A

Split complementary#848A7E, #7E8A84

Tetradic#8A847E, #7E8A7E, #7E848A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBE9EB

Lighter +30%#D3CED3

Lighter +20%#BBB3BB

Lighter +10%#A299A2

Darker −10%#706570

Darker −20%#554D55

Darker −30%#3A353A

Darker −40%#1F1D1F

More saturated +25%#A95FA9

Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R138

G126

B138

Red138 (54.1%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)4.88%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 7E · B 8A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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