Colour

#8B006A

#8B006A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#8B006A is a magenta with RGB values 139, 0, 106 and HSL 314°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8B006A

RGBrgb(139, 0, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0, 0.4157

RGB percentages54.5%, 0%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(314.2, 100%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(314.2, 100%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 23.7%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,109,610

CSS custom property--colour: #8B006A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.11:1

Contrast with white9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#74FF95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#193B6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Deuteranopia#464F67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original

Tritanopia#95033Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 15.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 20 Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.3 Indigo · ΔE 34.6 Orchid · ΔE 34.9

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 15.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#008B21

Analogous#67008B, #8B0024

Triadic#6A8B00, #006A8B

Split complementary#248B00, #008B67

Tetradic#8B6700, #008B21, #00248B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF58D7

Lighter +30%#FF25CB

Lighter +20%#F100B8

Lighter +10%#BE0091

Darker −10%#580043

Darker −20%#25001C

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8B006A

Less saturated −25%#7A1161

Channel breakdown

R139

B106

Red139 (54.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue314.24°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness27.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 00 · B 6A

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Colour values

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