Recognised as Colour

#83428B

#83428B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#83428B is a magenta with RGB values 131, 66, 139 and HSL 293°, 36%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#83428B

RGBrgb(131, 66, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.2588, 0.5451

RGB percentages51.4%, 25.9%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(293.4, 35.6%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(293.4, 52.5%, 54.5%)

CMYK5.8%, 52.5%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,602,251

CSS custom property--colour: #83428B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.74:1

Contrast with white6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#7CBD74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#38578Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C5E89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Tritanopia#854B60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.4 Purple · ΔE 22.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 26 Medium purple · ΔE 26.8 Orchid · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 19.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A8B42

Analogous#5E428B, #8B426F

Triadic#8B8342, #428B83

Split complementary#6F8B42, #428B5E

Tetradic#8B5E42, #4A8B42, #426F8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBBBDE

Lighter +30%#C898CE

Lighter +20%#B675BE

Lighter +10%#A353AD

Darker −10%#623268

Darker −20%#422146

Darker −30%#211123

Darker −40%#010001

More saturated +25%#9728A5

Less saturated −25%#6F5C71

Channel breakdown

R131

G66

B139

Red131 (51.4%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue293.42°

Saturation (HSL)35.61%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 83 · G 42 · B 8B

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