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Colour

#8868A8

  • #8868A8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8868A8 is a violet with RGB values 136, 104, 168 and HSL 270°, 27%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#8868A8#8868A8
HEX#8868A8
RGBrgb(136, 104, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.4078, 0.6588
RGB percentages53.3%, 40.8%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(270, 26.9%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270, 38.1%, 65.9%)
CMYK19%, 38.1%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,939,688
CSS custom property--colour: #8868A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#779757

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A74AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6176A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#837280no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.4Medium purple · ΔE 24Plum · ΔE 26Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.6Steel blue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#88A868
Analogous#6868A8, #A868A8
Triadic#A88868, #68A888
Split complementary#A8A868, #68A868
Tetradic#A86868, #88A868, #68A8A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEE9F3
Lighter +30%#D5C9E0
Lighter +20%#BBA9CD
Lighter +10%#A288BB
Darker −10%#6F518C
Darker −20%#553E6C
Darker −30%#3C2C4C
Darker −40%#22192B
More saturated +25%#884AC6
Less saturated −25%#88868A

Channel breakdown

R136
G104
B168
Red136 (53.3%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue270°
Saturation (HSL)26.89%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 68 · B A8

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