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Recognised as Colour

#8B025E

  • #8B025E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#8B025E is a magenta with RGB values 139, 2, 94 and HSL 320°, 97%, 28%. 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

#8B025E#8B025E
HEX#8B025E
RGBrgb(139, 2, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.0078, 0.3686
RGB percentages54.5%, 0.8%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(319.7, 97.2%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.7, 98.6%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 98.6%, 32.4%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,110,110
CSS custom property--colour: #8B025E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#74FDA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#233960no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B4F5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Tritanopia#960035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 20.8Purple · ΔE 22.9Dark magenta · ΔE 25.9Pale violetred · ΔE 35.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 36Hot pink · ΔE 36.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 20.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#028B2F
Analogous#74028B, #8B0219
Triadic#5E8B02, #025E8B
Split complementary#1A8B02, #028B74
Tetradic#8B7402, #028B2F, #02198B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FD5CC8
Lighter +30%#FC2AB7
Lighter +20%#F003A2
Lighter +10%#BD0380
Darker −10%#59013C
Darker −20%#26011A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8D005F
Less saturated −25%#791458

Channel breakdown

R139
G2
B94
Red139 (54.5%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue319.71°
Saturation (HSL)97.16%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 02 · B 5E

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