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Recognised as Colour

#8B1653

  • #8B1653
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#8B1653 is a magenta with RGB values 139, 22, 83 and HSL 329°, 73%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#8B1653#8B1653
HEX#8B1653
RGBrgb(139, 22, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.0863, 0.3255
RGB percentages54.5%, 8.6%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(328.7, 72.7%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.7, 84.2%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 84.2%, 40.3%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,115,219
CSS custom property--colour: #8B1653;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#74E9AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#303B54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#515150no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Tritanopia#970033no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 25.9Pale violetred · ΔE 30.6Purple · ΔE 32.1Dark magenta · ΔE 35.3Indian red · ΔE 36Brown · ΔE 36.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 25.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#168B4E
Analogous#89168B, #8B1618
Triadic#538B16, #16538B
Split complementary#188B16, #168B89
Tetradic#8B8916, #168B4E, #16188B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EB82B9
Lighter +30%#E456A0
Lighter +20%#DD2A87
Lighter +10%#B71D6D
Darker −10%#5F0F39
Darker −20%#33081E
Darker −30%#070104
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9F0254
Less saturated −25%#772A52

Channel breakdown

R139
G22
B83
Red139 (54.5%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue328.72°
Saturation (HSL)72.67%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 16 · B 53

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