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Recognised as Colour

#88388E

  • #88388E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#88388E is a magenta with RGB values 136, 56, 142 and HSL 296°, 43%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#88388E#88388E
HEX#88388E
RGBrgb(136, 56, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.2196, 0.5569
RGB percentages53.3%, 22%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(295.8, 43.4%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.8, 60.6%, 55.7%)
CMYK4.2%, 60.6%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,927,374
CSS custom property--colour: #88388E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.99:1
Contrast with white6.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#77C771

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B5391no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#475D8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8B445Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 15.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.1Dark magenta · ΔE 18.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7Medium orchid · ΔE 25.3Medium purple · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 15.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3E8E38
Analogous#5D388E, #8E3869
Triadic#8E8838, #388E88
Split complementary#698E38, #388E5D
Tetradic#8E5D38, #3E8E38, #38698E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDB2E0
Lighter +30%#CD8DD2
Lighter +20%#BD68C4
Lighter +10%#AB46B3
Darker −10%#652A69
Darker −20%#421B45
Darker −30%#1F0D20
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9D1FA7
Less saturated −25%#735175

Channel breakdown

R136
G56
B142
Red136 (53.3%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue295.81°
Saturation (HSL)43.43%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 38 · B 8E

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