Colour

#8F66A8

#8F66A8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8F66A8 is a violet with RGB values 143, 102, 168 and HSL 277°, 27%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8F66A8

RGBrgb(143, 102, 168)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.4, 0.6588

RGB percentages56.1%, 40%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(277.3, 27.5%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(277.3, 39.3%, 65.9%)

CMYK14.9%, 39.3%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,397,928

CSS custom property--colour: #8F66A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.63:1

Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#709957

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A74AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6377A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Tritanopia#8D6F7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 22.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.1 Plum · ΔE 25 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.2 Slate blue · ΔE 29.8 Orchid · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 22.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7FA866

Analogous#6E66A8, #A866A0

Triadic#A88F66, #66A88F

Split complementary#A0A866, #66A86E

Tetradic#A86E66, #7FA866, #66A0A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EEE8F2

Lighter +30%#D6C8DF

Lighter +20%#BFA7CD

Lighter +10%#A787BA

Darker −10%#754F8C

Darker −20%#5A3D6B

Darker −30%#3E2A4B

Darker −40%#23182A

More saturated +25%#9648C6

Less saturated −25%#88848A

Channel breakdown

R143

G102

B168

Red143 (56.1%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue277.27°

Saturation (HSL)27.5%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 66 · B A8

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