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Recognised as Colour

#8B0056

  • #8B0056
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#8B0056 is a magenta with RGB values 139, 0, 86 and HSL 323°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#8B0056#8B0056
HEX#8B0056
RGBrgb(139, 0, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0, 0.3373
RGB percentages54.5%, 0%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(322.9, 100%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.9, 100%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 38.1%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,109,590
CSS custom property--colour: #8B0056;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.41:1
Contrast with white9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#74FFA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#273758no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D4E53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Tritanopia#970030no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 22.3Purple · ΔE 27.5Dark magenta · ΔE 30.4Pale violetred · ΔE 33.8Hot pink · ΔE 36.7Deep pink · ΔE 39.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 22.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#008B35
Analogous#7A008B, #8B0011
Triadic#568B00, #00568B
Split complementary#118B00, #008B7A
Tetradic#8B7A00, #008B35, #00118B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF58BF
Lighter +30%#FF25AC
Lighter +20%#F10095
Lighter +10%#BE0076
Darker −10%#580036
Darker −20%#250017
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8B0056
Less saturated −25%#7A1152

Channel breakdown

R139
G0
B86
Red139 (54.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue322.88°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 00 · B 56

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