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Recognised as Colour

#8B6ACF

  • #8B6ACF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8B6ACF is a violet with RGB values 139, 106, 207 and HSL 260°, 51%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8B6ACF#8B6ACF
HEX#8B6ACF
RGBrgb(139, 106, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.4157, 0.8118
RGB percentages54.5%, 41.6%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(259.6, 51.3%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.6, 48.8%, 81.2%)
CMYK32.9%, 48.8%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,136,847
CSS custom property--colour: #8B6ACF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#749530

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#477DD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E7BCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#7C7D93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 4Slate blue · ΔE 12.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.6Royal blue · ΔE 20Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 4.01, a close match
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AECF6A
Analogous#6A7BCF, #BE6ACF
Triadic#CF8B6A, #6ACF8B
Split complementary#CFBD6A, #7CCF6A
Tetradic#CF6A7B, #AECF6A, #6ACFBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5DEF4
Lighter +20%#C7B7E8
Lighter +10%#A991DB
Darker −10%#6D43C3
Darker −20%#5733A0
Darker −30%#422779
Darker −40%#2D1B52
More saturated +25%#8251E8
Less saturated −25%#9483B6

Channel breakdown

R139
G106
B207
Red139 (54.5%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue259.6°
Saturation (HSL)51.27%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 6A · B CF

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