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Recognised as Colour

#8E86A0

  • #8E86A0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8E86A0 is a violet with RGB values 142, 134, 160 and HSL 258°, 12%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8E86A0#8E86A0
HEX#8E86A0
RGBrgb(142, 134, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5255, 0.6275
RGB percentages55.7%, 52.5%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(258.5, 12%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.5, 16.2%, 62.7%)
CMYK11.2%, 16.2%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,340,576
CSS custom property--colour: #8E86A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#71795F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#818AA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#828A9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8B8A8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.8Slate grey · ΔE 11.6Gray · ΔE 15.6Dark grey · ΔE 19.2Dim grey · ΔE 20Rosy brown · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98A086
Analogous#868BA0, #9B86A0
Triadic#A08E86, #86A08E
Split complementary#A09B86, #8BA086
Tetradic#A0868B, #98A086, #86A09B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F8FA
Lighter +30%#DEDCE3
Lighter +20%#C3BFCD
Lighter +10%#A9A3B6
Darker −10%#746B88
Darker −20%#5C546C
Darker −30%#433E4F
Darker −40%#2B2832
More saturated +25%#846BBB
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R142
G134
B160
Red142 (55.7%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue258.46°
Saturation (HSL)12.04%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 86 · B A0

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