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Recognised as Colour

#8B217D

  • #8B217D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8B217D is a magenta with RGB values 139, 33, 125 and HSL 308°, 62%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8B217D#8B217D
HEX#8B217D
RGBrgb(139, 33, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.1294, 0.4902
RGB percentages54.5%, 12.9%, 49%
HSLhsl(307.9, 61.6%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.9, 76.3%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 76.3%, 10.1%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,118,077
CSS custom property--colour: #8B217D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#74DE82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E467Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#46567Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original
Tritanopia#922B4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 11.2Dark magenta · ΔE 14.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.3Medium violet red · ΔE 23.9Medium orchid · ΔE 28.3Indigo · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 11.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#218B2F
Analogous#64218B, #8B2148
Triadic#7D8B21, #217D8B
Split complementary#488B21, #218B64
Tetradic#8B6421, #218B2F, #21488B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E593DA
Lighter +30%#DC69CC
Lighter +20%#D240BF
Lighter +10%#B42BA2
Darker −10%#621758
Darker −20%#390D33
Darker −30%#0F040E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A00C8D
Less saturated −25%#75366D

Channel breakdown

R139
G33
B125
Red139 (54.5%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue307.92°
Saturation (HSL)61.63%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 21 · B 7D

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