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Recognised as Colour

#8F65FF

  • #8F65FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8F65FF is a violet with RGB values 143, 101, 255 and HSL 256°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8F65FF#8F65FF
HEX#8F65FF
RGBrgb(143, 101, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.3961, 1
RGB percentages56.1%, 39.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(256.4, 100%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.4, 60.4%, 100%)
CMYK43.9%, 60.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,397,759
CSS custom property--colour: #8F65FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#709A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0085FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Deuteranopia#007FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6E88A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.1Dark orchid · ΔE 20.7Blue violet · ΔE 22.3Slate blue · ΔE 22.4Medium orchid · ΔE 24.9Medium purple · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5FF65
Analogous#6588FF, #DC65FF
Triadic#FF8F65, #65FF8F
Split complementary#FFDC65, #88FF65
Tetradic#FF6588, #D5FF65, #65FFDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#D9CBFF
Lighter +10%#B498FF
Darker −10%#6A32FF
Darker −20%#4500FE
Darker −30%#3700CB
Darker −40%#290098
More saturated +25%#8F65FF
Less saturated −25%#9878EC

Channel breakdown

R143
G101
B255
Red143 (56.1%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue256.36°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 65 · B FF

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