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Colour

#8B5896

  • #8B5896
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8B5896 is a violet with RGB values 139, 88, 150 and HSL 289°, 26%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#8B5896
RGBrgb(139, 88, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.3451, 0.5882
RGB percentages54.5%, 34.5%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(289.4, 26.1%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.4, 41.3%, 58.8%)
CMYK7.3%, 41.3%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,132,182
CSS custom property--colour: #8B5896;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1
Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#74A769

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#506798no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D6D94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8C5F70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.1Plum · ΔE 28.4Orchid · ΔE 30.6Slate blue · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#639658
Analogous#6C5896, #965882
Triadic#968B58, #58968B
Split complementary#829658, #58966C
Tetradic#966C58, #639658, #588296

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3D4E6
Lighter +30%#CDB4D3
Lighter +20%#B894C0
Lighter +10%#A374AD
Darker −10%#6D4576
Darker −20%#4F3256
Darker −30%#321F36
Darker −40%#140D15
More saturated +25%#9E3AB4
Less saturated −25%#787678

Channel breakdown

R139
G88
B150
Red139 (54.5%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue289.35°
Saturation (HSL)26.05%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 58 · B 96

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