Colour

#8F7998

#8F7998
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#8F7998 is a violet with RGB values 143, 121, 152 and HSL 283°, 13%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8F7998

RGBrgb(143, 121, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.4745, 0.5961

RGB percentages56.1%, 47.5%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(282.6, 13.1%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.6, 20.4%, 59.6%)

CMYK5.9%, 20.4%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,402,776

CSS custom property--colour: #8F7998;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1

Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#708667

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#757F99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A8197no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#8F7C84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 16.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 17 Gray · ΔE 19.8 Dim grey · ΔE 21.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.5 Dark grey · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 16.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#829879

Analogous#807998, #987992

Triadic#988F79, #79988F

Split complementary#919879, #799880

Tetradic#988079, #829879, #799198

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFECF1

Lighter +30%#D7D0DA

Lighter +20%#BFB3C4

Lighter +10%#A796AE

Darker −10%#75607E

Darker −20%#5A4A61

Darker −30%#3F3444

Darker −40%#241E27

More saturated +25%#9B5BB6

Less saturated −25%#898989

Channel breakdown

R143

G121

B152

Red143 (56.1%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue282.58°

Saturation (HSL)13.08%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 79 · B 98

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