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Recognised as Colour

#8B7F9B

  • #8B7F9B
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8B7F9B is a violet with RGB values 139, 127, 155 and HSL 266°, 12%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8B7F9B#8B7F9B
HEX#8B7F9B
RGBrgb(139, 127, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.498, 0.6078
RGB percentages54.5%, 49.8%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(265.7, 12.3%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.7, 18.1%, 60.8%)
CMYK10.3%, 18.1%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,142,171
CSS custom property--colour: #8B7F9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#748064

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A849Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C849Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#898388no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.7Slate grey · ΔE 12.8Gray · ΔE 16.8Dim grey · ΔE 19.9Dark grey · ΔE 21.9Rosy brown · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F9B7F
Analogous#7F819B, #997F9B
Triadic#9B8B7F, #7F9B8B
Split complementary#9B997F, #819B7F
Tetradic#9B7F81, #8F9B7F, #7F9B99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F2F4
Lighter +30%#D9D5DE
Lighter +20%#BFB8C8
Lighter +10%#A59CB1
Darker −10%#716582
Darker −20%#584F65
Darker −30%#3F3948
Darker −40%#26222C
More saturated +25%#8763B8
Less saturated −25%#8D8D8D

Channel breakdown

R139
G127
B155
Red139 (54.5%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue265.71°
Saturation (HSL)12.28%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 7F · B 9B

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