Colour

#8C7986

#8C7986
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8C7986 is a grey with RGB values 140, 121, 134 and HSL 319°, 8%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8C7986

RGBrgb(140, 121, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.4745, 0.5255

RGB percentages54.9%, 47.5%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(318.9, 7.6%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(318.9, 13.6%, 54.9%)

CMYK0%, 13.6%, 4.3%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,206,150

CSS custom property--colour: #8C7986;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1

Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#738679

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#797D87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D7F85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Tritanopia#8E797Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 10.7 Slate grey · ΔE 13.4 Dim grey · ΔE 13.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 17 Dark grey · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 10.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#798C7F

Analogous#89798C, #8C797C

Triadic#868C79, #79868C

Split complementary#7C8C79, #798C89

Tetradic#8C8979, #798C7F, #797C8C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAE7E9

Lighter +30%#D3CBD0

Lighter +20%#BBB0B8

Lighter +10%#A4949F

Darker −10%#71616C

Darker −20%#564952

Darker −30%#3A3238

Darker −40%#1F1A1D

More saturated +25%#AB5A91

Less saturated −25%#838383

Channel breakdown

R140

G121

B134

Red140 (54.9%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue318.95°

Saturation (HSL)7.63%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8C · G 79 · B 86

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