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Recognised as Colour

#8B0EA3

  • #8B0EA3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#8B0EA3 is a magenta with RGB values 139, 14, 163 and HSL 290°, 84%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#8B0EA3#8B0EA3
HEX#8B0EA3
RGBrgb(139, 14, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.0549, 0.6392
RGB percentages54.5%, 5.5%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(290.3, 84.2%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.3, 91.4%, 63.9%)
CMYK14.7%, 91.4%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,113,251
CSS custom property--colour: #8B0EA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#74F15C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004AA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2156A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8B375Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.4Dark orchid · ΔE 13.4Purple · ΔE 15.3Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7Indigo · ΔE 19.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#26A30E
Analogous#410EA3, #A30E70
Triadic#A38B0E, #0EA38B
Split complementary#71A30E, #0EA340
Tetradic#A3410E, #26A30E, #0E71A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E388F5
Lighter +30%#D859F1
Lighter +20%#CD2AED
Lighter +10%#B312D2
Darker −10%#630A74
Darker −20%#3B0645
Darker −30%#130216
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9400B1
Less saturated −25%#7C248D

Channel breakdown

R139
G14
B163
Red139 (54.5%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue290.34°
Saturation (HSL)84.18%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 0E · B A3

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