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Recognised as Colour

#8C68A3

  • #8C68A3
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8C68A3 is a violet with RGB values 140, 104, 163 and HSL 277°, 24%, 52%. 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

#8C68A3#8C68A3
HEX#8C68A3
RGBrgb(140, 104, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.4078, 0.6392
RGB percentages54.9%, 40.8%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(276.6, 24.3%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.6, 36.2%, 63.9%)
CMYK14.1%, 36.2%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,201,827
CSS custom property--colour: #8C68A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#73975C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D74A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6677A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8A707Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.5Plum · ΔE 25.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.7Steel blue · ΔE 30.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FA368
Analogous#6E68A3, #A3689C
Triadic#A38C68, #68A38C
Split complementary#9CA368, #68A36E
Tetradic#A36E68, #7FA368, #689CA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE7F0
Lighter +30%#D4C7DD
Lighter +20%#BCA7CA
Lighter +10%#A488B6
Darker −10%#725286
Darker −20%#573E67
Darker −30%#3C2B47
Darker −40%#211827
More saturated +25%#934AC1
Less saturated −25%#858585

Channel breakdown

R140
G104
B163
Red140 (54.9%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue276.61°
Saturation (HSL)24.28%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G 68 · B A3

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