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Recognised as Colour

#8B1498

  • #8B1498
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#8B1498 is a magenta with RGB values 139, 20, 152 and HSL 294°, 77%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#8B1498#8B1498
HEX#8B1498
RGBrgb(139, 20, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.0784, 0.5961
RGB percentages54.5%, 7.8%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(294.1, 76.7%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.1, 86.8%, 59.6%)
CMYK8.6%, 86.8%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,114,776
CSS custom property--colour: #8B1498;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#74EB67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00499Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#305595no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8D335Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 5.4Purple · ΔE 9Dark orchid · ΔE 19Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.1Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7Indigo · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 5.38, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#219814
Analogous#491498, #981463
Triadic#988B14, #14988B
Split complementary#639814, #149849
Tetradic#984914, #219814, #146398

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E589EF
Lighter +30%#DC5CE9
Lighter +20%#D22EE4
Lighter +10%#B41AC5
Darker −10%#620E6B
Darker −20%#39083E
Darker −30%#0F0211
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9B00AC
Less saturated −25%#7A2A83

Channel breakdown

R139
G20
B152
Red139 (54.5%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue294.09°
Saturation (HSL)76.74%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 14 · B 98

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