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Recognised as Colour

#872D97

  • #872D97
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#872D97 is a magenta with RGB values 135, 45, 151 and HSL 291°, 54%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#872D97#872D97
HEX#872D97
RGBrgb(135, 45, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.1765, 0.5922
RGB percentages52.9%, 17.6%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(290.9, 54.1%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.9, 70.2%, 59.2%)
CMYK10.6%, 70.2%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,859,031
CSS custom property--colour: #872D97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.36:1
Contrast with white7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#78D268

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#044F9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#395994no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Tritanopia#88405Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 9.7Dark magenta · ΔE 10.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.8Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7Indigo · ΔE 20.9Dark orchid · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 9.72, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3D972D
Analogous#522D97, #972D72
Triadic#97872D, #2D9787
Split complementary#72972D, #2D9752
Tetradic#97522D, #3D972D, #2D7297

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDAAE6
Lighter +30%#CD83DA
Lighter +20%#BD5CCE
Lighter +10%#AA39BE
Darker −10%#642170
Darker −20%#411648
Darker −30%#1E0A21
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9815B0
Less saturated −25%#76467F

Channel breakdown

R135
G45
B151
Red135 (52.9%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue290.94°
Saturation (HSL)54.08%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 2D · B 97

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