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Recognised as Colour

#87255E

  • #87255E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#87255E is a magenta with RGB values 135, 37, 94 and HSL 325°, 57%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#87255E#87255E
HEX#87255E
RGBrgb(135, 37, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.1451, 0.3686
RGB percentages52.9%, 14.5%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(325.1, 57%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.1, 72.6%, 52.9%)
CMYK0%, 72.6%, 30.4%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,856,926
CSS custom property--colour: #87255E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.55:1
Contrast with white8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#78DAA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#334160no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#50535Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Tritanopia#91203Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 27.7Purple · ΔE 28.8Pale violetred · ΔE 30.2Dark magenta · ΔE 32.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.8Hot pink · ΔE 37.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 27.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25874E
Analogous#7F2587, #87252D
Triadic#5E8725, #255E87
Split complementary#2D8725, #25877F
Tetradic#877F25, #25874E, #252D87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E296C2
Lighter +30%#D76EAB
Lighter +20%#CC4694
Lighter +10%#AF307A
Darker −10%#5F1A42
Darker −20%#370F26
Darker −30%#0F040A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9D1062
Less saturated −25%#723B5A

Channel breakdown

R135
G37
B94
Red135 (52.9%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue325.1°
Saturation (HSL)56.98%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 87 · G 25 · B 5E

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