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Recognised as Colour

#85388D

  • #85388D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#85388D is a magenta with RGB values 133, 56, 141 and HSL 294°, 43%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#85388D#85388D
HEX#85388D
RGBrgb(133, 56, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.2196, 0.5529
RGB percentages52.2%, 22%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(294.4, 43.1%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.4, 60.3%, 55.3%)
CMYK5.7%, 60.3%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,730,765
CSS custom property--colour: #85388D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#7AC772

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A5290no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#455B8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Tritanopia#87445Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.6Purple · ΔE 16Dark magenta · ΔE 18.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.6Medium orchid · ΔE 26Medium purple · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 15.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#408D38
Analogous#5B388D, #8D386A
Triadic#8D8538, #388D85
Split complementary#6A8D38, #388D5B
Tetradic#8D5B38, #408D38, #386A8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCB1E0
Lighter +30%#CB8CD2
Lighter +20%#BA68C3
Lighter +10%#A746B2
Darker −10%#632A68
Darker −20%#401B44
Darker −30%#1E0D1F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#991FA6
Less saturated −25%#715174

Channel breakdown

R133
G56
B141
Red133 (52.2%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue294.35°
Saturation (HSL)43.15%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 38 · B 8D

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