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Recognised as Colour

#835F8A

  • #835F8A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#835F8A is a magenta with RGB values 131, 95, 138 and HSL 290°, 18%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#835F8A#835F8A
HEX#835F8A
RGBrgb(131, 95, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.3725, 0.5412
RGB percentages51.4%, 37.3%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(290.2, 18.5%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.2, 31.2%, 54.1%)
CMYK5.1%, 31.2%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,609,674
CSS custom property--colour: #835F8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#7CA075

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A698Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#636D89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#84646Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 26.9Light slate grey · ΔE 27.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.3Dim grey · ΔE 29Plum · ΔE 29.9Gray · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 26.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#668A5F
Analogous#6D5F8A, #8A5F7C
Triadic#8A835F, #5F8A83
Split complementary#7B8A5F, #5F8A6E
Tetradic#8A6E5F, #668A5F, #5F7C8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFD4E1
Lighter +30%#C9B6CC
Lighter +20%#B297B8
Lighter +10%#9C79A3
Darker −10%#664A6C
Darker −20%#4A354E
Darker −30%#2D212F
Darker −40%#100C11
More saturated +25%#9742A7
Less saturated −25%#757575

Channel breakdown

R131
G95
B138
Red131 (51.4%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue290.23°
Saturation (HSL)18.45%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 5F · B 8A

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