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Colour

#8F62A2

  • #8F62A2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8F62A2 is a violet with RGB values 143, 98, 162 and HSL 282°, 26%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#8F62A2#8F62A2
HEX#8F62A2
RGBrgb(143, 98, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.3843, 0.6353
RGB percentages56.1%, 38.4%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(282.2, 25.6%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.2, 39.5%, 63.5%)
CMYK11.7%, 39.5%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,396,898
CSS custom property--colour: #8F62A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#709D5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5770A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6374A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#8E6A7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.2Medium purple · ΔE 24.4Plum · ΔE 25.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.2Orchid · ΔE 29.8Slate blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75A262
Analogous#6F62A2, #A26295
Triadic#A28F62, #62A28F
Split complementary#95A262, #62A26F
Tetradic#A26F62, #75A262, #6295A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAE2EE
Lighter +30%#D4C2DB
Lighter +20%#BDA2C8
Lighter +10%#A682B5
Darker −10%#734E83
Darker −20%#573B63
Darker −30%#3B2843
Darker −40%#1F1523
More saturated +25%#9C43C1
Less saturated −25%#828183

Channel breakdown

R143
G98
B162
Red143 (56.1%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue282.19°
Saturation (HSL)25.6%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 62 · B A2

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