Colour

#8F7DB7

#8F7DB7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#8F7DB7 is a violet with RGB values 143, 125, 183 and HSL 259°, 29%, 60%. 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#8F7DB7

RGBrgb(143, 125, 183)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.4902, 0.7176

RGB percentages56.1%, 49%, 71.8%

HSLhsl(258.6, 28.7%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.6, 31.7%, 71.8%)

CMYK21.9%, 31.7%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,403,831

CSS custom property--colour: #8F7DB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1

Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#708248

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7086B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Deuteranopia#7286B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Tritanopia#888692no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 22.8 Steel blue · ΔE 23.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.3 Slate grey · ΔE 27.7 Medium purple · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 22.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A5B77D

Analogous#7D88B7, #AC7DB7

Triadic#B78F7D, #7DB78F

Split complementary#B7AC7D, #88B77D

Tetradic#B77D88, #A5B77D, #7DB7AC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4DFEE

Lighter +20%#C8BFDB

Lighter +10%#AB9EC9

Darker −10%#735CA5

Darker −20%#5C4985

Darker −30%#453764

Darker −40%#2E2543

More saturated +25%#8564D0

Less saturated −25%#99969E

Channel breakdown

R143

G125

B183

Red143 (56.1%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue183 (71.8%)

Hue258.62°

Saturation (HSL)28.71%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 7D · B B7

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