Colour

#8B2263

#8B2263
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#8B2263 is a magenta with RGB values 139, 34, 99 and HSL 323°, 61%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#8B2263

RGBrgb(139, 34, 99)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.1333, 0.3882

RGB percentages54.5%, 13.3%, 38.8%

HSLhsl(322.9, 60.7%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(322.9, 75.5%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 75.5%, 28.8%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,118,307

CSS custom property--colour: #8B2263;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.38:1

Contrast with white8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#74DD9C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#314265no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#505461no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original

Tritanopia#951E3Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 24.6 Purple · ΔE 25.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 29 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.9 Hot pink · ΔE 35.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 24.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#228B4A

Analogous#7F228B, #8B222E

Triadic#638B22, #22638B

Split complementary#2F8B22, #228B7F

Tetradic#8B7E22, #228B4A, #222E8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E594C6

Lighter +30%#DB6BB0

Lighter +20%#D1429A

Lighter +10%#B42C80

Darker −10%#621846

Darker −20%#390E29

Darker −30%#10040B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A10C68

Less saturated −25%#75385E

Channel breakdown

R139

G34

B99

Red139 (54.5%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue99 (38.8%)

Hue322.86°

Saturation (HSL)60.69%

Lightness33.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 22 · B 63

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