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Recognised as Colour

#85398B

  • #85398B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#85398B is a magenta with RGB values 133, 57, 139 and HSL 296°, 42%, 38%. 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

#85398B#85398B
HEX#85398B
RGBrgb(133, 57, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.2235, 0.5451
RGB percentages52.2%, 22.4%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(295.6, 41.8%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.6, 59%, 54.5%)
CMYK4.3%, 59%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,731,019
CSS custom property--colour: #85398B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09777WCAG 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 7.11:1
Contrast with white7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#7AC674

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D528Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#475B89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Tritanopia#88445Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.8Purple · ΔE 17.2Dark magenta · ΔE 20.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.5Medium purple · ΔE 27Medium orchid · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 16.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3F8B39
Analogous#5C398B, #8B3968
Triadic#8B8539, #398B85
Split complementary#688B39, #398B5C
Tetradic#8B5C39, #3F8B39, #39688B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCB1DF
Lighter +30%#CB8DD0
Lighter +20%#BB69C1
Lighter +10%#A848AF
Darker −10%#622A67
Darker −20%#401B43
Darker −30%#1D0D1E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9A20A3
Less saturated −25%#705272

Channel breakdown

R133
G57
B139
Red133 (52.2%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue295.61°
Saturation (HSL)41.84%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 39 · B 8B

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