Recognised as Colour

#8B7894

#8B7894
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#8B7894 is a violet with RGB values 139, 120, 148 and HSL 281°, 12%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8B7894

RGBrgb(139, 120, 148)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.4706, 0.5804

RGB percentages54.5%, 47.1%, 58%

HSLhsl(280.7, 11.6%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.7, 18.9%, 58%)

CMYK6.1%, 18.9%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,140,372

CSS custom property--colour: #8B7894;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1

Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#74876B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#757D95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#787F93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Tritanopia#8B7B81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.4 Gray · ΔE 17.8 Dim grey · ΔE 19.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.2 Dark grey · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#819478

Analogous#7D7894, #94788F

Triadic#948B78, #78948B

Split complementary#8F9478, #78947D

Tetradic#947D78, #819478, #788F94

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDEAEE

Lighter +30%#D4CDD8

Lighter +20%#BCB1C1

Lighter +10%#A394AB

Darker −10%#716079

Darker −20%#56495D

Darker −30%#3C3340

Darker −40%#211C24

More saturated +25%#965AB2

Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R139

G120

B148

Red139 (54.5%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue148 (58%)

Hue280.71°

Saturation (HSL)11.57%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8B · G 78 · B 94

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