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Colour

#8B60A0

  • #8B60A0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8B60A0 is a violet with RGB values 139, 96, 160 and HSL 280°, 25%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#8B60A0#8B60A0
HEX#8B60A0
RGBrgb(139, 96, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.3765, 0.6275
RGB percentages54.5%, 37.6%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(280.3, 25.2%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.3, 40%, 62.7%)
CMYK13.1%, 40%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,134,240
CSS custom property--colour: #8B60A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.91:1
Contrast with white4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#749F5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#556EA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F729Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#8A6978no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.1Medium purple · ΔE 24.5Plum · ΔE 26.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.6Slate blue · ΔE 30.6Orchid · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75A060
Analogous#6B60A0, #A06095
Triadic#A08B60, #60A08B
Split complementary#95A060, #60A06B
Tetradic#A06B60, #75A060, #6095A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E0EC
Lighter +30%#D1C0D9
Lighter +20%#BAA0C6
Lighter +10%#A280B3
Darker −10%#6F4D80
Darker −20%#543A60
Darker −30%#382740
Darker −40%#1C1321
More saturated +25%#9640C0
Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R139
G96
B160
Red139 (54.5%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue280.31°
Saturation (HSL)25.2%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 60 · B A0

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