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Recognised as Colour

#8B005F

  • #8B005F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#8B005F is a magenta with RGB values 139, 0, 95 and HSL 319°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#8B005F#8B005F
HEX#8B005F
RGBrgb(139, 0, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0, 0.3725
RGB percentages54.5%, 0%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(319, 100%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319, 100%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 31.7%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,109,599
CSS custom property--colour: #8B005F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#74FFA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#223961no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A4F5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Tritanopia#960035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 20.5Purple · ΔE 22.1Dark magenta · ΔE 25Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.5Pale violetred · ΔE 35.6Hot pink · ΔE 36.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 20.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#008B2C
Analogous#71008B, #8B001A
Triadic#5F8B00, #005F8B
Split complementary#198B00, #008B72
Tetradic#8B7200, #008B2C, #00198B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF58CA
Lighter +30%#FF25BA
Lighter +20%#F100A5
Lighter +10%#BE0082
Darker −10%#58003C
Darker −20%#250019
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8B005F
Less saturated −25%#7A1159

Channel breakdown

R139
G0
B95
Red139 (54.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue318.99°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 00 · B 5F

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