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Recognised as Colour

#88498E

  • #88498E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#88498E is a magenta with RGB values 136, 73, 142 and HSL 295°, 32%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#88498E#88498E
HEX#88498E
RGBrgb(136, 73, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.2863, 0.5569
RGB percentages53.3%, 28.6%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(294.8, 32.1%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.8, 48.6%, 55.7%)
CMYK4.2%, 48.6%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,931,726
CSS custom property--colour: #88498E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#77B671

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#415C90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#53648Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8A5165no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.3Purple · ΔE 25.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.9Dark magenta · ΔE 28.7Orchid · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F8E49
Analogous#65498E, #8E4972
Triadic#8E8849, #498E88
Split complementary#728E49, #498E65
Tetradic#8E6549, #4F8E49, #49728E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEC3E0
Lighter +30%#CBA1CF
Lighter +20%#B880BD
Lighter +10%#A55EAC
Darker −10%#68386C
Darker −20%#47264B
Darker −30%#271529
Darker −40%#070407
More saturated +25%#9E2EA9
Less saturated −25%#726473

Channel breakdown

R136
G73
B142
Red136 (53.3%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue294.78°
Saturation (HSL)32.09%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 49 · B 8E

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