Recognised as Colour

#8F8A9D

#8F8A9D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8F8A9D is a violet with RGB values 143, 138, 157 and HSL 256°, 9%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8F8A9D#8F8A9D

HEX#8F8A9D

RGBrgb(143, 138, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5412, 0.6157

RGB percentages56.1%, 54.1%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(255.8, 8.8%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(255.8, 12.1%, 61.6%)

CMYK8.9%, 12.1%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,407,133

CSS custom property--colour: #8F8A9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1

Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#707562

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#868D9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#878C9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#8D8D90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.5 Slate grey · ΔE 9.7 Gray · ΔE 12 Dark grey · ΔE 15.4 Dim grey · ΔE 17.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.51, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#989D8A

Analogous#8A8E9D, #988A9D

Triadic#9D8F8A, #8A9D8F

Split complementary#9D988A, #8E9D8A

Tetradic#9D8A8E, #989D8A, #8A9D98

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F9FA

Lighter +30%#DFDDE3

Lighter +20%#C4C2CB

Lighter +10%#AAA6B4

Darker −10%#756F85

Darker −20%#5C5869

Darker −30%#44414D

Darker −40%#2C2932

More saturated +25%#826FB8

Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R143

G138

B157

Red143 (56.1%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue255.79°

Saturation (HSL)8.84%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 8A · B 9D

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Colour values

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