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Recognised as Colour

#87175A

  • #87175A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#87175A is a magenta with RGB values 135, 23, 90 and HSL 324°, 71%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#87175A#87175A
HEX#87175A
RGBrgb(135, 23, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.0902, 0.3529
RGB percentages52.9%, 9%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(324.1, 70.9%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.1, 83%, 52.9%)
CMYK0%, 83%, 33.3%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,853,338
CSS custom property--colour: #87175A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.13:1
Contrast with white9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#78E8A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C3C5Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C4F58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Tritanopia#910D37no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 25.1Purple · ΔE 27.1Dark magenta · ΔE 30.5Pale violetred · ΔE 32.3Hot pink · ΔE 37.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 37.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 25.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#178744
Analogous#7C1787, #871722
Triadic#5A8717, #175A87
Split complementary#228717, #17877C
Tetradic#877C17, #178744, #172287

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E981BF
Lighter +30%#E255A9
Lighter +20%#DB2993
Lighter +10%#B31E77
Darker −10%#5B103D
Darker −20%#300820
Darker −30%#040103
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9B035E
Less saturated −25%#732B56

Channel breakdown

R135
G23
B90
Red135 (52.9%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue324.11°
Saturation (HSL)70.89%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 87 · G 17 · B 5A

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