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Recognised as Colour

#88427A

  • #88427A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#88427A is a magenta with RGB values 136, 66, 122 and HSL 312°, 35%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#88427A#88427A
HEX#88427A
RGBrgb(136, 66, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.2588, 0.4784
RGB percentages53.3%, 25.9%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(312, 34.7%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312, 51.5%, 53.3%)
CMYK0%, 51.5%, 10.3%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,929,914
CSS custom property--colour: #88427A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.76:1
Contrast with white6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#77BD85

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#42557Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#565F78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8E4558no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#428850
Analogous#734288, #884257
Triadic#7A8842, #427A88
Split complementary#578842, #428873
Tetradic#887342, #428850, #425788

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#DDB9D6
Lighter +30%#CC97C2
Lighter +20%#BC74AD
Lighter +10%#AA5399
Darker −10%#66315B
Darker −20%#43213C
Darker −30%#21101E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A12989
Less saturated −25%#6F5B6B

Channel breakdown

R136
G66
B122
Red136 (53.3%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue312°
Saturation (HSL)34.65%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 88 · G 42 · B 7A

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