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Recognised as Colour

#8A7FA8

  • #8A7FA8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A7FA8 is a violet with RGB values 138, 127, 168 and HSL 256°, 19%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8A7FA8#8A7FA8
HEX#8A7FA8
RGBrgb(138, 127, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.498, 0.6588
RGB percentages54.1%, 49.8%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(256.1, 19.1%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.1, 24.4%, 65.9%)
CMYK17.9%, 24.4%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,076,648
CSS custom property--colour: #8A7FA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#758057

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7685AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7884A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#85858Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 17.6Slate grey · ΔE 18Steel blue · ΔE 20.9Gray · ΔE 24Dim grey · ΔE 26.4Plum · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 17.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DA87F
Analogous#7F89A8, #9E7FA8
Triadic#A88A7F, #7FA88A
Split complementary#A89E7F, #89A87F
Tetradic#A87F89, #9DA87F, #7FA89E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F8FB
Lighter +30%#DDDAE6
Lighter +20%#C2BCD1
Lighter +10%#A69DBD
Darker −10%#6F6391
Darker −20%#584E73
Darker −30%#413955
Darker −40%#292536
More saturated +25%#7E64C3
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R138
G127
B168
Red138 (54.1%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue256.1°
Saturation (HSL)19.07%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 7F · B A8

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