Colour

#8B7CA3

#8B7CA3
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8B7CA3 is a violet with RGB values 139, 124, 163 and HSL 263°, 17%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8B7CA3

RGBrgb(139, 124, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.4863, 0.6392

RGB percentages54.5%, 48.6%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(263.1, 17.5%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.1, 23.9%, 63.9%)

CMYK14.7%, 23.9%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,141,411

CSS custom property--colour: #8B7CA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1

Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#74835C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7582A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7783A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#878289no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 17.7 Slate grey · ΔE 17.9 Steel blue · ΔE 22.4 Gray · ΔE 23.2 Dim grey · ΔE 25.3 Plum · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 17.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#94A37C

Analogous#7C81A3, #9F7CA3

Triadic#A38B7C, #7CA38B

Split complementary#A39E7C, #81A37C

Tetradic#A37C81, #94A37C, #7CA39F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F4F7

Lighter +30%#DBD6E2

Lighter +20%#C0B8CD

Lighter +10%#A69AB8

Darker −10%#71618B

Darker −20%#594C6D

Darker −30%#40374F

Darker −40%#282231

More saturated +25%#8560BF

Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R139

G124

B163

Red139 (54.5%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue263.08°

Saturation (HSL)17.49%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8B · G 7C · B A3

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Colour values

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