Recognised as Colour

#8F7496

#8F7496
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#8F7496 is a violet with RGB values 143, 116, 150 and HSL 288°, 14%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8F7496

RGBrgb(143, 116, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.4549, 0.5882

RGB percentages56.1%, 45.5%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(287.6, 13.9%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.6, 22.7%, 58.8%)

CMYK4.7%, 22.7%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,401,494

CSS custom property--colour: #8F7496;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1

Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#708B69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#707B97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#767E95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Tritanopia#907780no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.8 Gray · ΔE 22.3 Dim grey · ΔE 23.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.8 Plum · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 19.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7B9674

Analogous#7E7496, #96748C

Triadic#968F74, #74968F

Split complementary#8C9674, #74967E

Tetradic#967E74, #7B9674, #748C96

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDE8EE

Lighter +30%#D5CBD8

Lighter +20%#BEAEC2

Lighter +10%#A691AC

Darker −10%#745D7A

Darker −20%#59475D

Darker −30%#3D3140

Darker −40%#221B23

More saturated +25%#A156B5

Less saturated −25%#858585

Channel breakdown

R143

G116

B150

Red143 (56.1%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue287.65°

Saturation (HSL)13.93%

Lightness52.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 74 · B 96

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