Colour

#8B005A

#8B005A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#8B005A is a magenta with RGB values 139, 0, 90 and HSL 321°, 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

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HEX#8B005A

RGBrgb(139, 0, 90)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0, 0.3529

RGB percentages54.5%, 0%, 35.3%

HSLhsl(321.2, 100%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.2, 100%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 35.3%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,109,594

CSS custom property--colour: #8B005A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.35:1

Contrast with white9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#74FFA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#25385Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4C4E57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original

Tritanopia#960032no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 21.3 Purple · ΔE 25.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 28 Pale violetred · ΔE 34.5 Hot pink · ΔE 36.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 38

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 21.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#008B31

Analogous#77008B, #8B0014

Triadic#5A8B00, #005A8B

Split complementary#148B00, #008B77

Tetradic#8B7700, #008B31, #00148B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF58C4

Lighter +30%#FF25B2

Lighter +20%#F1009C

Lighter +10%#BE007B

Darker −10%#580039

Darker −20%#250018

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8B005A

Less saturated −25%#7A1155

Channel breakdown

R139

B90

Red139 (54.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue90 (35.3%)

Hue321.15°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness27.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 00 · B 5A

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