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Recognised as Colour

#8F72AB

  • #8F72AB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#8F72AB is a violet with RGB values 143, 114, 171 and HSL 271°, 25%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#8F72AB#8F72AB
HEX#8F72AB
RGBrgb(143, 114, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.4471, 0.6706
RGB percentages56.1%, 44.7%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(270.5, 25.3%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.5, 33.3%, 67.1%)
CMYK16.4%, 33.3%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,401,003
CSS custom property--colour: #8F72AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#708D54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#677DADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D7EA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8B7A87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 23.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.3Steel blue · ΔE 27.5Medium purple · ΔE 27.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.3Light slate grey · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 23.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8EAB72
Analogous#7372AB, #AB72AA
Triadic#AB8F72, #72AB8F
Split complementary#ABAB72, #72AB73
Tetradic#AB7372, #8EAB72, #72AAAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F2F7
Lighter +30%#DBD2E4
Lighter +20%#C2B2D1
Lighter +10%#A892BE
Darker −10%#765793
Darker −20%#5C4473
Darker −30%#423153
Darker −40%#291E33
More saturated +25%#8F56C7
Less saturated −25%#8F8E8F

Channel breakdown

R143
G114
B171
Red143 (56.1%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue270.53°
Saturation (HSL)25.33%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 72 · B AB

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