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Recognised as Colour

#8F6AA1

  • #8F6AA1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#8F6AA1 is a violet with RGB values 143, 106, 161 and HSL 280°, 23%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#8F6AA1#8F6AA1
HEX#8F6AA1
RGBrgb(143, 106, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.4157, 0.6314
RGB percentages56.1%, 41.6%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(280.4, 22.6%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.4, 34.2%, 63.1%)
CMYK11.2%, 34.2%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,398,945
CSS custom property--colour: #8F6AA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#70955E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6176A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A799Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8E717Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 24.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.6Medium purple · ΔE 28.9Steel blue · ΔE 30.4Slate grey · ΔE 30.5Light slate grey · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 24.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7CA16A
Analogous#746AA1, #A16A98
Triadic#A18F6A, #6AA18F
Split complementary#98A16A, #6AA174
Tetradic#A1746A, #7CA16A, #6A98A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE7F0
Lighter +30%#D6C8DC
Lighter +20%#BEA9C8
Lighter +10%#A789B5
Darker −10%#745484
Darker −20%#594065
Darker −30%#3D2C46
Darker −40%#221827
More saturated +25%#994CBF
Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R143
G106
B161
Red143 (56.1%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue280.36°
Saturation (HSL)22.63%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 6A · B A1

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