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Recognised as Colour

#87408C

  • #87408C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#87408C is a magenta with RGB values 135, 64, 140 and HSL 296°, 37%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#87408C#87408C
HEX#87408C
RGBrgb(135, 64, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.251, 0.549
RGB percentages52.9%, 25.1%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(296.1, 37.3%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.1, 54.3%, 54.9%)
CMYK3.6%, 54.3%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,863,884
CSS custom property--colour: #87408C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#78BF73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#36568Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D5F8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8A4960no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.1Purple · ΔE 20.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 22Dark magenta · ΔE 23.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.8Orchid · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 19.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#458C40
Analogous#61408C, #8C406B
Triadic#8C8740, #408C87
Split complementary#6B8C40, #408C61
Tetradic#8C6140, #458C40, #406B8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCB9DF
Lighter +30%#CB96CF
Lighter +20%#BA73BF
Lighter +10%#A950AF
Darker −10%#653069
Darker −20%#432046
Darker −30%#221023
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9D26A6
Less saturated −25%#715A73

Channel breakdown

R135
G64
B140
Red135 (52.9%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue296.05°
Saturation (HSL)37.25%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 40 · B 8C

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