Colour

#8F7F9D

#8F7F9D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8F7F9D is a violet with RGB values 143, 127, 157 and HSL 272°, 13%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8F7F9D#8F7F9D

HEX#8F7F9D

RGBrgb(143, 127, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.498, 0.6157

RGB percentages56.1%, 49.8%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(272, 13.3%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272, 19.1%, 61.6%)

CMYK8.9%, 19.1%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,404,317

CSS custom property--colour: #8F7F9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.69:1

Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#708062

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A849Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D859Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Tritanopia#8D8389no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.5 Slate grey · ΔE 14.8 Gray · ΔE 18.4 Dim grey · ΔE 21.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.5 Dark grey · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8D9D7F

Analogous#807F9D, #9D7F9C

Triadic#9D8F7F, #7F9D8F

Split complementary#9C9D7F, #7F9D80

Tetradic#9D807F, #8D9D7F, #7F9C9D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F3F5

Lighter +30%#DBD6DF

Lighter +20%#C2B9C9

Lighter +10%#A89CB3

Darker −10%#766584

Darker −20%#5C4F67

Darker −30%#42394A

Darker −40%#28232D

More saturated +25%#9163B9

Less saturated −25%#8E8E8E

Channel breakdown

R143

G127

B157

Red143 (56.1%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue272°

Saturation (HSL)13.27%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 7F · B 9D

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Colour values

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