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Recognised as Colour

#88277A

  • #88277A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#88277A is a magenta with RGB values 136, 39, 122 and HSL 309°, 55%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#88277A#88277A
HEX#88277A
RGBrgb(136, 39, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.1529, 0.4784
RGB percentages53.3%, 15.3%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(308.7, 55.4%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.7, 71.3%, 53.3%)
CMYK0%, 71.3%, 10.3%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,923,002
CSS custom property--colour: #88277A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0809WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#77D885

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#26477Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#475578no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8F2F4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 14.6Dark magenta · ΔE 18Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.7Medium violet red · ΔE 25.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.4Orchid · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 14.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#278835
Analogous#662788, #882749
Triadic#7A8827, #277A88
Split complementary#4A8827, #278866
Tetradic#886627, #278835, #274A88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E299D7
Lighter +30%#D672C8
Lighter +20%#CB4AB8
Lighter +10%#B0329E
Darker −10%#601C56
Darker −20%#391033
Darker −30%#11050F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9E118A
Less saturated −25%#723D6A

Channel breakdown

R136
G39
B122
Red136 (53.3%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue308.66°
Saturation (HSL)55.43%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 88 · G 27 · B 7A

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