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Colour

#8B6296

  • #8B6296
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8B6296 is a violet with RGB values 139, 98, 150 and HSL 287°, 21%, 49%. 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

#8B6296#8B6296
HEX#8B6296
RGBrgb(139, 98, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.3843, 0.5882
RGB percentages54.5%, 38.4%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(287.3, 21%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.3, 34.7%, 58.8%)
CMYK7.3%, 34.7%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,134,742
CSS custom property--colour: #8B6296;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#749D69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B6E98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#657294no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8C6875no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.2Plum · ΔE 26.6Slate grey · ΔE 30.9Medium purple · ΔE 31Light slate grey · ΔE 31.5Steel blue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D9662
Analogous#716296, #966287
Triadic#968B62, #62968B
Split complementary#879662, #629671
Tetradic#967162, #6D9662, #628796

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6DCE8
Lighter +30%#CFBDD4
Lighter +20%#B99EC0
Lighter +10%#A27FAC
Darker −10%#6E4E77
Darker −20%#523A58
Darker −30%#352639
Darker −40%#19111B
More saturated +25%#9D43B5
Less saturated −25%#7C7C7C

Channel breakdown

R139
G98
B150
Red139 (54.5%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue287.31°
Saturation (HSL)20.97%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 62 · B 96

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