Colour

#8B0086

#8B0086
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#8B0086 is a magenta with RGB values 139, 0, 134 and HSL 302°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

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HEX#8B0086

RGBrgb(139, 0, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0, 0.5255

RGB percentages54.5%, 0%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(302.2, 100%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(302.2, 100%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 3.6%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,109,638

CSS custom property--colour: #8B0086;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.6:1

Contrast with white8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#272727

Inverted#74FF79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004189no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#395283no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original

Tritanopia#91214Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 2.7 Purple · ΔE 3.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.9 Indigo · ΔE 23.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 2.73, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#008B05

Analogous#4A008B, #8B0041

Triadic#868B00, #00868B

Split complementary#408B00, #008B4B

Tetradic#8B4B00, #008B05, #00408B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF58F9

Lighter +30%#FF25F7

Lighter +20%#F100E8

Lighter +10%#BE00B7

Darker −10%#580055

Darker −20%#250024

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8B0086

Less saturated −25%#7A1176

Channel breakdown

R139

B134

Red139 (54.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue302.16°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness27.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 00 · B 86

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