Colour

#8F7596

#8F7596
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#8F7596 is a violet with RGB values 143, 117, 150 and HSL 287°, 14%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8F7596

RGBrgb(143, 117, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.4588, 0.5882

RGB percentages56.1%, 45.9%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(287.3, 13.6%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.3, 22%, 58.8%)

CMYK4.7%, 22%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,401,750

CSS custom property--colour: #8F7596;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1

Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#708A69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#717C97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#777F95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Tritanopia#8F7880no 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 text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 18.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.1 Gray · ΔE 21.6 Dim grey · ΔE 23.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.4 Dark grey · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 18.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C9675

Analogous#7E7596, #96758D

Triadic#968F75, #75968F

Split complementary#8D9675, #75967F

Tetradic#967F75, #7C9675, #758D96

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDE9EE

Lighter +30%#D6CCD8

Lighter +20%#BEAFC2

Lighter +10%#A792AC

Darker −10%#745D7B

Darker −20%#59475E

Darker −30%#3D3141

Darker −40%#221B24

More saturated +25%#A057B4

Less saturated −25%#868686

Channel breakdown

R143

G117

B150

Red143 (56.1%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue287.27°

Saturation (HSL)13.58%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 75 · B 96

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