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Recognised as Colour

#870B8D

  • #870B8D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#870B8D is a magenta with RGB values 135, 11, 141 and HSL 297°, 86%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#870B8D#870B8D
HEX#870B8D
RGBrgb(135, 11, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.0431, 0.5529
RGB percentages52.9%, 4.3%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(297.2, 85.5%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.2, 92.2%, 55.3%)
CMYK4.3%, 92.2%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,850,317
CSS custom property--colour: #870B8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#78F472

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004390no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#31518Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8B2A52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 2.4Purple · ΔE 4.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.1Indigo · ΔE 19.9Medium orchid · ΔE 22.4Dark orchid · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 2.41, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#118D0B
Analogous#460B8D, #8D0B52
Triadic#8D870B, #0B8D87
Split complementary#528D0B, #0B8D46
Tetradic#8D460B, #118D0B, #0B528D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EE70F4
Lighter +30%#E841F0
Lighter +20%#E212EC
Lighter +10%#B40FBC
Darker −10%#5A075E
Darker −20%#2C042E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#910098
Less saturated −25%#761E7A

Channel breakdown

R135
G11
B141
Red135 (52.9%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue297.23°
Saturation (HSL)85.53%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 0B · B 8D

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