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Colour

#8B77AE

  • #8B77AE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8B77AE is a violet with RGB values 139, 119, 174 and HSL 262°, 25%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8B77AE#8B77AE
HEX#8B77AE
RGBrgb(139, 119, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.4667, 0.6824
RGB percentages54.5%, 46.7%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(261.8, 25.3%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 31.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK20.1%, 31.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,140,142
CSS custom property--colour: #8B77AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#748851

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B80B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E80ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#857F8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 24Plum · ΔE 24.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.3Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4Slate grey · ΔE 26.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 24.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AAE77
Analogous#777FAE, #A677AE
Triadic#AE8B77, #77AE8B
Split complementary#AEA677, #7EAE77
Tetradic#AE777F, #9AAE77, #77AEA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F7FA
Lighter +30%#DDD7E7
Lighter +20%#C2B7D4
Lighter +10%#A697C1
Darker −10%#715A98
Darker −20%#594778
Darker −30%#413458
Darker −40%#292138
More saturated +25%#845CC9
Less saturated −25%#929293

Channel breakdown

R139
G119
B174
Red139 (54.5%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue261.82°
Saturation (HSL)25.35%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 77 · B AE

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