Colour

#8B778F

#8B778F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#8B778F is a magenta with RGB values 139, 119, 143 and HSL 290°, 10%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8B778F

RGBrgb(139, 119, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.4667, 0.5608

RGB percentages54.5%, 46.7%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(290, 9.7%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290, 16.8%, 56.1%)

CMYK2.8%, 16.8%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,140,111

CSS custom property--colour: #8B778F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1

Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#748870

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#757C90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#797E8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Tritanopia#8C797Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 14.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 15 Gray · ΔE 16 Dim grey · ΔE 17.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.6 Dark grey · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 14.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7B8F77

Analogous#7F778F, #8F7787

Triadic#8F8B77, #778F8B

Split complementary#878F77, #778F7F

Tetradic#8F7F77, #7B8F77, #77878F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAE7EB

Lighter +30%#D3CBD4

Lighter +20%#BBAFBD

Lighter +10%#A393A6

Darker −10%#705F74

Darker −20%#554858

Darker −30%#3A313C

Darker −40%#1F1A20

More saturated +25%#A058AE

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R139

G119

B143

Red139 (54.5%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue290°

Saturation (HSL)9.68%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8B · G 77 · B 8F

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Colour values

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