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Recognised as Colour

#8D7296

  • #8D7296
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#8D7296 is a violet with RGB values 141, 114, 150 and HSL 285°, 15%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#8D7296#8D7296
HEX#8D7296
RGBrgb(141, 114, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.4471, 0.5882
RGB percentages55.3%, 44.7%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(285, 14.6%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 24%, 58.8%)
CMYK6%, 24%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,269,910
CSS custom property--colour: #8D7296;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#728D69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E7A97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#747C95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8D767Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 20.2Light slate grey · ΔE 20.6Gray · ΔE 23.4Dim grey · ΔE 24.4Rosy brown · ΔE 25.1Plum · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 20.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7B9672
Analogous#7B7296, #96728D
Triadic#968D72, #72968D
Split complementary#8D9672, #72967B
Tetradic#967B72, #7B9672, #728D96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECE7ED
Lighter +30%#D4CAD7
Lighter +20%#BCACC2
Lighter +10%#A58FAC
Darker −10%#725B7A
Darker −20%#57455D
Darker −30%#3C2F40
Darker −40%#201A22
More saturated +25%#9C53B5
Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R141
G114
B150
Red141 (55.3%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)14.63%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 72 · B 96

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