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Recognised as Colour

#8B0499

  • #8B0499
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#8B0499 is a magenta with RGB values 139, 4, 153 and HSL 294°, 95%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#8B0499#8B0499
HEX#8B0499
RGBrgb(139, 4, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.0157, 0.6
RGB percentages54.5%, 1.6%, 60%
HSLhsl(294.4, 94.9%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.4, 97.4%, 60%)
CMYK9.2%, 97.4%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,110,681
CSS custom property--colour: #8B0499;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92 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#2B2B2B
Inverted#74FB66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00469Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A5496no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8D2F59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 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 7.1Purple · ΔE 11.2Dark orchid · ΔE 17.5Indigo · ΔE 19.9Medium orchid · ΔE 20.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 7.1, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#129904
Analogous#410499, #99045C
Triadic#998B04, #04998B
Split complementary#5C9904, #049941
Tetradic#994104, #129904, #045C99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EE6EFB
Lighter +30%#E83CFA
Lighter +20%#E20AF9
Lighter +10%#B805CB
Darker −10%#5E0367
Darker −20%#310136
Darker −30%#040004
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8E009D
Less saturated −25%#7B1885

Channel breakdown

R139
G4
B153
Red139 (54.5%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue294.36°
Saturation (HSL)94.9%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 04 · B 99

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