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Recognised as Colour

#8B0087

  • #8B0087
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#8B0087 is a magenta with RGB values 139, 0, 135 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

#8B0087#8B0087
HEX#8B0087
RGBrgb(139, 0, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0, 0.5294
RGB percentages54.5%, 0%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(301.7, 100%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.7, 100%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 2.9%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,109,639
CSS custom property--colour: #8B0087;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#74FF78

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00418Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#385284no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Tritanopia#90214Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 2.2Purple · ΔE 4Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.8Indigo · ΔE 22.9Medium orchid · ΔE 24Dark orchid · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 2.18, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#008B04
Analogous#49008B, #8B0042
Triadic#878B00, #00878B
Split complementary#428B00, #008B49
Tetradic#8B4900, #008B04, #00428B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF58FA
Lighter +30%#FF25F9
Lighter +20%#F100EA
Lighter +10%#BE00B9
Darker −10%#580055
Darker −20%#250024
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8B0087
Less saturated −25%#7A1177

Channel breakdown

R139
G0
B135
Red139 (54.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue301.73°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 00 · B 87

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