Recognised as Colour
#83477A
- #83477A
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slateblue
#83477A is a magenta with RGB values 131, 71, 122 and HSL 309°, 30%, 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 Dark slateblue.
Colour values
#83477A#83477A
HEX#83477A
RGBrgb(131, 71, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.2784, 0.4784
RGB percentages51.4%, 27.8%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(309, 29.7%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309, 45.8%, 51.4%)
CMYK0%, 45.8%, 6.9%, 48.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,603,514
CSS custom property--colour: #83477A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#7CB885
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#478350
Analogous#6E4783, #83475C
Triadic#7A8347, #477A83
Split complementary#5C8347, #47836E
Tetradic#836E47, #478350, #475C83
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R131
G71
B122
Red131 (51.4%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue309°
Saturation (HSL)29.7%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 83 · G 47 · B 7A
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