Recognised as Colour

#8E7993

#8E7993
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#8E7993 is a violet with RGB values 142, 121, 147 and HSL 288°, 11%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8E7993

RGBrgb(142, 121, 147)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4745, 0.5765

RGB percentages55.7%, 47.5%, 57.6%

HSLhsl(288.5, 10.7%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.5, 17.7%, 57.6%)

CMYK3.4%, 17.7%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,337,235

CSS custom property--colour: #8E7993;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1

Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#71866C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#767E94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B8192no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Tritanopia#8F7C82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.5 Gray · ΔE 17.1 Dim grey · ΔE 19.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.7 Dark grey · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7E9379

Analogous#817993, #93798B

Triadic#938E79, #79938E

Split complementary#8B9379, #799381

Tetradic#938179, #7E9379, #798B93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EDEAEE

Lighter +30%#D5CED7

Lighter +20%#BEB1C1

Lighter +10%#A695AA

Darker −10%#746178

Darker −20%#584A5C

Darker −30%#3D3340

Darker −40%#221D23

More saturated +25%#A15BB1

Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R142

G121

B147

Red142 (55.7%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue147 (57.6%)

Hue288.46°

Saturation (HSL)10.74%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8E · G 79 · B 93

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