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Recognised as Colour

#8A7FAA

  • #8A7FAA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A7FAA is a violet with RGB values 138, 127, 170 and HSL 255°, 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

#8A7FAA#8A7FAA
HEX#8A7FAA
RGBrgb(138, 127, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.498, 0.6667
RGB percentages54.1%, 49.8%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(255.3, 20.2%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.3, 25.3%, 66.7%)
CMYK18.8%, 25.3%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,076,650
CSS custom property--colour: #8A7FAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#758055

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7685ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7785A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#84868Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 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 text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 18.6Slate grey · ΔE 19Steel blue · ΔE 20.7Gray · ΔE 25.2Plum · ΔE 26.2Thistle · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 18.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FAA7F
Analogous#7F8AAA, #9F7FAA
Triadic#AA8A7F, #7FAA8A
Split complementary#AA9F7F, #8AAA7F
Tetradic#AA7F8A, #9FAA7F, #7FAA9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFAFB
Lighter +30%#DEDBE7
Lighter +20%#C2BCD3
Lighter +10%#A69EBE
Darker −10%#6F6294
Darker −20%#584E75
Darker −30%#413957
Darker −40%#2A2538
More saturated +25%#7D64C5
Less saturated −25%#949494

Channel breakdown

R138
G127
B170
Red138 (54.1%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue255.35°
Saturation (HSL)20.19%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 7F · B AA

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