Recognised as Colour

#8C8298

#8C8298
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8C8298 is a violet with RGB values 140, 130, 152 and HSL 267°, 10%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8C8298

RGBrgb(140, 130, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.5098, 0.5961

RGB percentages54.9%, 51%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(267.3, 9.6%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(267.3, 14.5%, 59.6%)

CMYK7.9%, 14.5%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,208,472

CSS custom property--colour: #8C8298;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1

Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#737D67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F8699no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#808697no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#8A8589no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.4 Slate grey · ΔE 10.8 Gray · ΔE 13.4 Dim grey · ΔE 17.5 Dark grey · ΔE 18.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8E9882

Analogous#828398, #978298

Triadic#988C82, #82988C

Split complementary#989782, #839882

Tetradic#988283, #8E9882, #829897

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F3F2F4

Lighter +30%#D9D6DD

Lighter +20%#BFBAC6

Lighter +10%#A69EAF

Darker −10%#72687F

Darker −20%#595163

Darker −30%#403A47

Darker −40%#27232B

More saturated +25%#8966B5

Less saturated −25%#8D8D8D

Channel breakdown

R140

G130

B152

Red140 (54.9%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue267.27°

Saturation (HSL)9.65%

Lightness55.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8C · G 82 · B 98

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Colour values

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