Colour

#8F7FA8

#8F7FA8
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8F7FA8 is a violet with RGB values 143, 127, 168 and HSL 263°, 19%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8F7FA8

RGBrgb(143, 127, 168)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.498, 0.6588

RGB percentages56.1%, 49.8%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(263.4, 19.1%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.4, 24.4%, 65.9%)

CMYK14.9%, 24.4%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,404,328

CSS custom property--colour: #8F7FA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1

Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#708057

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7786AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A86A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Tritanopia#8B858Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Slate grey · ΔE 19.1 Steel blue · ΔE 22.7 Gray · ΔE 24.4 Plum · ΔE 25.2 Thistle · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 18.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#98A87F

Analogous#7F83A8, #A47FA8

Triadic#A88F7F, #7FA88F

Split complementary#A8A37F, #84A87F

Tetradic#A87F83, #98A87F, #7FA8A4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F8FB

Lighter +30%#DFDAE6

Lighter +20%#C4BCD1

Lighter +10%#AA9DBD

Darker −10%#756391

Darker −20%#5C4E73

Darker −30%#443955

Darker −40%#2C2536

More saturated +25%#8964C3

Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R143

G127

B168

Red143 (56.1%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue263.41°

Saturation (HSL)19.07%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 7F · B A8

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