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Recognised as Colour

#8F60F9

  • #8F60F9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8F60F9 is a violet with RGB values 143, 96, 249 and HSL 258°, 93%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8F60F9#8F60F9
HEX#8F60F9
RGBrgb(143, 96, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.3765, 0.9765
RGB percentages56.1%, 37.6%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(258.4, 92.7%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.4, 61.4%, 97.6%)
CMYK42.6%, 61.4%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,396,473
CSS custom property--colour: #8F60F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#709F06

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0080FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#007CF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7183A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.5Dark orchid · ΔE 18.7Blue violet · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 22Medium orchid · ΔE 23.6Medium purple · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAF960
Analogous#607DF9, #DC60F9
Triadic#F98F60, #60F98F
Split complementary#F9DC60, #7EF960
Tetradic#F9607D, #CAF960, #60F9DC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F3FF
Lighter +20%#D4C2FD
Lighter +10%#B291FB
Darker −10%#6C2FF7
Darker −20%#4E09EA
Darker −30%#3E07B9
Darker −40%#2D0588
More saturated +25%#8D5AFF
Less saturated −25%#9775E4

Channel breakdown

R143
G96
B249
Red143 (56.1%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue258.43°
Saturation (HSL)92.73%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 60 · B F9

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