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Colour

#8B009C

  • #8B009C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#8B009C is a magenta with RGB values 139, 0, 156 and HSL 293°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#8B009C#8B009C
HEX#8B009C
RGBrgb(139, 0, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0, 0.6118
RGB percentages54.5%, 0%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(293.5, 100%, 30.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(293.5, 100%, 61.2%)
CMYK10.9%, 100%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,109,660
CSS custom property--colour: #8B009C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.15:1
Contrast with white8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#74FF63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00479Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#265499no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8D2F5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 9.1Purple · ΔE 13.2Dark orchid · ΔE 16Indigo · ΔE 19.9Medium orchid · ΔE 20.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 9.09, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#119C00
Analogous#3D009C, #9C005F
Triadic#9C8B00, #009C8B
Split complementary#5F9C00, #009C3D
Tetradic#9C3D00, #119C00, #005F9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EF69FF
Lighter +30%#E936FF
Lighter +20%#E403FF
Lighter +10%#B800CF
Darker −10%#5E0069
Darker −20%#300036
Darker −30%#030003
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8B009C
Less saturated −25%#7C1489

Channel breakdown

R139
G0
B156
Red139 (54.5%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue293.46°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness30.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 00 · B 9C

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