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Colour

#8D699A

  • #8D699A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#8D699A is a violet with RGB values 141, 105, 154 and HSL 284°, 20%, 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

#8D699A#8D699A
HEX#8D699A
RGBrgb(141, 105, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.4118, 0.6039
RGB percentages55.3%, 41.2%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(284.1, 19.5%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.1, 31.8%, 60.4%)
CMYK8.4%, 31.8%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,267,610
CSS custom property--colour: #8D699A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#729665

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#62749Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B7798no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8D6F7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 25.4Slate grey · ΔE 27.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.3Light slate grey · ΔE 28.4Steel blue · ΔE 29.9Rosy brown · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 25.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#769A69
Analogous#75699A, #9A698F
Triadic#9A8D69, #699A8D
Split complementary#8F9A69, #699A74
Tetradic#9A7469, #769A69, #698F9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAE3EC
Lighter +30%#D2C4D8
Lighter +20%#BBA6C3
Lighter +10%#A487AF
Darker −10%#72547C
Darker −20%#563F5E
Darker −30%#3A2B3F
Darker −40%#1E1621
More saturated +25%#9C4AB9
Less saturated −25%#828282

Channel breakdown

R141
G105
B154
Red141 (55.3%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue284.08°
Saturation (HSL)19.52%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 69 · B 9A

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