Colour

#8A80A7

#8A80A7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A80A7 is a violet with RGB values 138, 128, 167 and HSL 255°, 18%, 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

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HEX#8A80A7

RGBrgb(138, 128, 167)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.502, 0.6549

RGB percentages54.1%, 50.2%, 65.5%

HSLhsl(255.4, 18.1%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.4, 23.4%, 65.5%)

CMYK17.4%, 23.4%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,076,903

CSS custom property--colour: #8A80A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1

Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#757F58

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7886A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7985A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#85868Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 16.4 Slate grey · ΔE 16.9 Steel blue · ΔE 20.8 Gray · ΔE 22.8 Dim grey · ΔE 25.4 Thistle · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 16.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DA780

Analogous#808AA7, #9E80A7

Triadic#A78A80, #80A78A

Split complementary#A79D80, #8AA780

Tetradic#A7808A, #9DA780, #80A79D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F9FA

Lighter +30%#DDDAE6

Lighter +20%#C2BCD1

Lighter +10%#A69EBC

Darker −10%#6F6490

Darker −20%#584F72

Darker −30%#413A54

Darker −40%#292536

More saturated +25%#7D65C2

Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R138

G128

B167

Red138 (54.1%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue167 (65.5%)

Hue255.38°

Saturation (HSL)18.14%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 80 · B A7

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