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Recognised as Colour

#8D6398

  • #8D6398
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#8D6398 is a violet with RGB values 141, 99, 152 and HSL 288°, 21%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#8D6398#8D6398
HEX#8D6398
RGBrgb(141, 99, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.3882, 0.5961
RGB percentages55.3%, 38.8%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(287.5, 21.1%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.5, 34.9%, 59.6%)
CMYK7.2%, 34.9%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,266,072
CSS custom property--colour: #8D6398;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#729C67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C6F9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#667496no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8E6977no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 26Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.3Medium purple · ΔE 30.4Slate grey · ΔE 31.4Light slate grey · ΔE 31.9Pale violetred · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 25.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E9863
Analogous#736398, #986388
Triadic#988D63, #63988D
Split complementary#899863, #639873
Tetradic#987363, #6E9863, #638898

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7DEE9
Lighter +30%#D1BFD5
Lighter +20%#BAA0C1
Lighter +10%#A481AD
Darker −10%#704F79
Darker −20%#543B5A
Darker −30%#37273B
Darker −40%#1A131C
More saturated +25%#9F44B7
Less saturated −25%#7E7E7E

Channel breakdown

R141
G99
B152
Red141 (55.3%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue287.55°
Saturation (HSL)21.12%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 63 · B 98

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