Colour

#8E809B

#8E809B
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8E809B is a violet with RGB values 142, 128, 155 and HSL 271°, 12%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8E809B#8E809B

HEX#8E809B

RGBrgb(142, 128, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.502, 0.6078

RGB percentages55.7%, 50.2%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(271.1, 11.9%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.1, 17.4%, 60.8%)

CMYK8.4%, 17.4%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,339,035

CSS custom property--colour: #8E809B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1

Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#717F64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C859Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E869Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Tritanopia#8D8389no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13 Slate grey · ΔE 13.3 Gray · ΔE 16.6 Dim grey · ΔE 19.9 Dark grey · ΔE 21.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 21.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8D9B80

Analogous#81809B, #9B809B

Triadic#9B8E80, #809B8E

Split complementary#9A9B80, #809B81

Tetradic#9B8180, #8D9B80, #809B9B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F2F5

Lighter +30%#DAD6DE

Lighter +20%#C1B9C8

Lighter +10%#A79DB1

Darker −10%#756682

Darker −20%#5B5065

Darker −30%#413949

Darker −40%#28232C

More saturated +25%#8F64B7

Less saturated −25%#8E8E8E

Channel breakdown

R142

G128

B155

Red142 (55.7%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue271.11°

Saturation (HSL)11.89%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8E · G 80 · B 9B

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Colour values

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