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Colour

#8D689C

  • #8D689C
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#8D689C is a violet with RGB values 141, 104, 156 and HSL 283°, 21%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#8D689C#8D689C
HEX#8D689C
RGBrgb(141, 104, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.4078, 0.6118
RGB percentages55.3%, 40.8%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(282.7, 20.8%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.7, 33.3%, 61.2%)
CMYK9.6%, 33.3%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,267,356
CSS custom property--colour: #8D689C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#729763

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#60739Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#69779Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8D6E7Bno 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 text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 25.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1Slate grey · ΔE 29.5Light slate grey · ΔE 29.8Steel blue · ΔE 30.4Medium purple · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 25.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#779C68
Analogous#73689C, #9C6891
Triadic#9C8D68, #689C8D
Split complementary#919C68, #689C73
Tetradic#9C7368, #779C68, #68919C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAE3ED
Lighter +30%#D3C4D9
Lighter +20%#BCA6C4
Lighter +10%#A487B0
Darker −10%#72537E
Darker −20%#563F5F
Darker −30%#3A2A41
Darker −40%#1E1622
More saturated +25%#9A49BB
Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R141
G104
B156
Red141 (55.3%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue282.69°
Saturation (HSL)20.8%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 68 · B 9C

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