Colour

#8F74BB

#8F74BB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8F74BB is a violet with RGB values 143, 116, 187 and HSL 263°, 34%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8F74BB

RGBrgb(143, 116, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.4549, 0.7333

RGB percentages56.1%, 45.5%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(262.8, 34.3%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.8, 38%, 73.3%)

CMYK23.5%, 38%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,401,531

CSS custom property--colour: #8F74BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1

Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#708B44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6381BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6881B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Tritanopia#87808Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 20.1 Plum · ΔE 23.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.6 Slate blue · ΔE 27.8 Steel blue · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 20.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0BB74

Analogous#747DBB, #B374BB

Triadic#BB8F74, #74BB8F

Split complementary#BBB374, #7DBB74

Tetradic#BB747D, #A0BB74, #74BBB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFDFE

Lighter +30%#E2DBED

Lighter +20%#C6B8DD

Lighter +10%#AB96CC

Darker −10%#7453A9

Darker −20%#5C4287

Darker −30%#453165

Darker −40%#2D2142

More saturated +25%#895AD5

Less saturated −25%#958EA1

Channel breakdown

R143

G116

B187

Red143 (56.1%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue262.82°

Saturation (HSL)34.3%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 74 · B BB

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