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Recognised as Colour

#8F8295

  • #8F8295
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8F8295 is a violet with RGB values 143, 130, 149 and HSL 281°, 8%, 55%. 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

#8F8295#8F8295
HEX#8F8295
RGBrgb(143, 130, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5098, 0.5843
RGB percentages56.1%, 51%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(281.1, 8.2%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.1, 12.8%, 58.4%)
CMYK4%, 12.8%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,405,077
CSS custom property--colour: #8F8295;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#707D6A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#808696no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#828794no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8F8488no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.2Slate grey · ΔE 11.4Gray · ΔE 12.3Dim grey · ΔE 16.7Dark grey · ΔE 17.8Rosy brown · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#889582
Analogous#868295, #958292
Triadic#958F82, #82958F
Split complementary#929582, #829586
Tetradic#958682, #889582, #829295

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F0F3
Lighter +30%#D9D5DB
Lighter +20%#C0B9C4
Lighter +10%#A89EAC
Darker −10%#75697B
Darker −20%#5B5160
Darker −30%#413A44
Darker −40%#272229
More saturated +25%#9A65B2
Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R143
G130
B149
Red143 (56.1%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue281.05°
Saturation (HSL)8.23%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 82 · B 95

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