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Colour

#8B004A

  • #8B004A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#8B004A is a magenta with RGB values 139, 0, 74 and HSL 328°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#8B004A#8B004A
HEX#8B004A
RGBrgb(139, 0, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0, 0.2902
RGB percentages54.5%, 0%, 29%
HSLhsl(328.1, 100%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.1, 100%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 46.8%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,109,578
CSS custom property--colour: #8B004A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.56:1
Contrast with white9.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#74FFB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C364Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#504E47no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Tritanopia#980029no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 26.2Pale violetred · ΔE 32.5Brown · ΔE 33.8Purple · ΔE 34.9Indian red · ΔE 35.3Dark magenta · ΔE 37.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 26.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#008B41
Analogous#86008B, #8B0005
Triadic#4A8B00, #004A8B
Split complementary#058B00, #008B86
Tetradic#8B8600, #008B41, #00058B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF58B1
Lighter +30%#FF2599
Lighter +20%#F10080
Lighter +10%#BE0065
Darker −10%#58002F
Darker −20%#250014
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8B004A
Less saturated −25%#7A1149

Channel breakdown

R139
G0
B74
Red139 (54.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue328.06°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 00 · B 4A

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