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Recognised as Colour

#8968A5

  • #8968A5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8968A5 is a violet with RGB values 137, 104, 165 and HSL 272°, 25%, 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

#8968A5#8968A5
HEX#8968A5
RGBrgb(137, 104, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4078, 0.6471
RGB percentages53.7%, 40.8%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(272.5, 25.3%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.5, 37%, 64.7%)
CMYK17%, 37%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,005,221
CSS custom property--colour: #8968A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#76975A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C74A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6376A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Tritanopia#85717Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.4Medium purple · ΔE 25.6Plum · ΔE 25.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.5Steel blue · ΔE 29.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84A568
Analogous#6B68A5, #A568A3
Triadic#A58968, #68A589
Split complementary#A3A568, #68A56A
Tetradic#A56A68, #84A568, #68A3A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE8F1
Lighter +30%#D4C8DE
Lighter +20%#BBA8CB
Lighter +10%#A288B8
Darker −10%#6F5189
Darker −20%#553E69
Darker −30%#3B2B49
Darker −40%#211829
More saturated +25%#8B4AC3
Less saturated −25%#878687

Channel breakdown

R137
G104
B165
Red137 (53.7%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue272.46°
Saturation (HSL)25.31%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 68 · B A5

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