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Recognised as Colour

#8A7FA9

  • #8A7FA9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A7FA9 is a violet with RGB values 138, 127, 169 and HSL 256°, 20%, 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

#8A7FA9#8A7FA9
HEX#8A7FA9
RGBrgb(138, 127, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.498, 0.6627
RGB percentages54.1%, 49.8%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(255.7, 19.6%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.7, 24.9%, 66.3%)
CMYK18.3%, 24.9%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,076,649
CSS custom property--colour: #8A7FA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.69:1
Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#758056

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7685ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7785A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#84858Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 18.1Slate grey · ΔE 18.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.8Gray · ΔE 24.6Plum · ΔE 26.5Dim grey · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 18.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EA97F
Analogous#7F89A9, #9F7FA9
Triadic#A98A7F, #7FA98A
Split complementary#A99F7F, #89A97F
Tetradic#A97F89, #9EA97F, #7FA99F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF9FB
Lighter +30%#DEDBE6
Lighter +20%#C2BCD2
Lighter +10%#A69EBD
Darker −10%#6F6293
Darker −20%#584E74
Darker −30%#413956
Darker −40%#2A2537
More saturated +25%#7D64C4
Less saturated −25%#949494

Channel breakdown

R138
G127
B169
Red138 (54.1%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue255.71°
Saturation (HSL)19.63%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 7F · B A9

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