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Colour

#8E759A

  • #8E759A
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#8E759A is a violet with RGB values 142, 117, 154 and HSL 281°, 15%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#8E759A#8E759A
HEX#8E759A
RGBrgb(142, 117, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4588, 0.6039
RGB percentages55.7%, 45.9%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(280.5, 15.5%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.5, 24%, 60.4%)
CMYK7.8%, 24%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,336,218
CSS custom property--colour: #8E759A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#718A65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#707C9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#757F99no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8D7982no 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 text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 19.9Light slate grey · ΔE 20.1Gray · ΔE 23.5Dim grey · ΔE 24.9Rosy brown · ΔE 25.4Steel blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 19.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#819A75
Analogous#7C759A, #9A7593
Triadic#9A8E75, #759A8E
Split complementary#939A75, #759A7C
Tetradic#9A7C75, #819A75, #75939A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEEBF0
Lighter +30%#D6CDDB
Lighter +20%#BEB0C5
Lighter +10%#A692B0
Darker −10%#745D7F
Darker −20%#594762
Darker −30%#3E3244
Darker −40%#231C27
More saturated +25%#9857B8
Less saturated −25%#888888

Channel breakdown

R142
G117
B154
Red142 (55.7%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue280.54°
Saturation (HSL)15.48%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 75 · B 9A

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