Colour

#8B148B

#8B148B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#8B148B is a magenta with RGB values 139, 20, 139 and HSL 300°, 75%, 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

#8B148B#8B148B

HEX#8B148B

RGBrgb(139, 20, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.0784, 0.5451

RGB percentages54.5%, 7.8%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(300, 74.8%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 85.6%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 85.6%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,114,763

CSS custom property--colour: #8B148B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.17:1

Contrast with white8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#74EB74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00468Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A5488no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Tritanopia#902B52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 3.8 Purple · ΔE 4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.4 Indigo · ΔE 22.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 3.77, a close match

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#148B14

Analogous#50148B, #8B1450

Triadic#8B8B14, #148B8B

Split complementary#508B14, #148B50

Tetradic#8B5014, #148B14, #14508B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#ED7EED

Lighter +30%#E652E6

Lighter +20%#E025E0

Lighter +10%#B81AB8

Darker −10%#5E0E5E

Darker −20%#320732

Darker −30%#050105

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9F009F

Less saturated −25%#772877

Channel breakdown

R139

G20

B139

Red139 (54.5%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)74.84%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 8B · G 14 · B 8B

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