Recognised as Colour

#894E7C

#894E7C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#894E7C is a magenta with RGB values 137, 78, 124 and HSL 313°, 27%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#894E7C

RGBrgb(137, 78, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.3059, 0.4863

RGB percentages53.7%, 30.6%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(313.2, 27.4%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(313.2, 43.1%, 53.7%)

CMYK0%, 43.1%, 9.5%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,998,524

CSS custom property--colour: #894E7C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.1:1

Contrast with white6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#76B183

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E5D7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E657Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Tritanopia#8E505Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 28.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.3 Plum · ΔE 32.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 34.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.7 Dim grey · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 28.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4E895B

Analogous#794E89, #894E5E

Triadic#7C894E, #4E7C89

Split complementary#5F894E, #4E8979

Tetradic#89794E, #4E895B, #4E5F89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DEC5D8

Lighter +30%#CBA5C3

Lighter +20%#B984AD

Lighter +10%#A66498

Darker −10%#693B5F

Darker −20%#482941

Darker −30%#281624

Darker −40%#070406

More saturated +25%#A4338B

Less saturated −25%#6E696D

Channel breakdown

R137

G78

B124

Red137 (53.7%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue313.22°

Saturation (HSL)27.44%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 89 · G 4E · B 7C

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Colour values

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