Colour

#8F7CBA

#8F7CBA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#8F7CBA is a violet with RGB values 143, 124, 186 and HSL 258°, 31%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#8F7CBA

RGBrgb(143, 124, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.4863, 0.7294

RGB percentages56.1%, 48.6%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(258.4, 31%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.4, 33.3%, 72.9%)

CMYK23.1%, 33.3%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,403,578

CSS custom property--colour: #8F7CBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1

Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#708345

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D86BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7085B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Tritanopia#878693no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 22.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1 Steel blue · ΔE 24.8 Medium purple · ΔE 26 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 22.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7BA7C

Analogous#7C88BA, #AE7CBA

Triadic#BA8F7C, #7CBA8F

Split complementary#BAAE7C, #88BA7C

Tetradic#BA7C88, #A7BA7C, #7CBAAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E5E0EF

Lighter +20%#C8BFDD

Lighter +10%#AC9DCC

Darker −10%#725BA8

Darker −20%#5C4888

Darker −30%#453667

Darker −40%#2F2545

More saturated +25%#8563D3

Less saturated −25%#9995A1

Channel breakdown

R143

G124

B186

Red143 (56.1%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue258.39°

Saturation (HSL)31%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 7C · B BA

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