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Recognised as Colour

#8F19A9

  • #8F19A9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8F19A9 is a violet with RGB values 143, 25, 169 and HSL 289°, 74%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8F19A9#8F19A9
HEX#8F19A9
RGBrgb(143, 25, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.098, 0.6627
RGB percentages56.1%, 9.8%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(289.2, 74.2%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(289.2, 85.2%, 66.3%)
CMYK15.4%, 85.2%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,378,217
CSS custom property--colour: #8F19A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#70E656

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#255AA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8F3D64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.9Dark magenta · ΔE 12.4Purple · ΔE 16.3Medium orchid · ΔE 17.9Indigo · ΔE 20.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#33A919
Analogous#4719A9, #A9197B
Triadic#A98F19, #19A98F
Split complementary#7BA919, #19A947
Tetradic#A94719, #33A919, #197BA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E29DF1
Lighter +30%#D471EA
Lighter +20%#C745E3
Lighter +10%#B520D5
Darker −10%#69127D
Darker −20%#440C50
Darker −30%#1E0524
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9E01C1
Less saturated −25%#803191

Channel breakdown

R143
G25
B169
Red143 (56.1%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue289.17°
Saturation (HSL)74.23%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 19 · B A9

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