Colour

#8B2D6C

#8B2D6C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#8B2D6C is a magenta with RGB values 139, 45, 108 and HSL 320°, 51%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8B2D6C#8B2D6C

HEX#8B2D6C

RGBrgb(139, 45, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.1765, 0.4235

RGB percentages54.5%, 17.6%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(319.8, 51.1%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(319.8, 67.6%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 67.6%, 22.3%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,121,132

CSS custom property--colour: #8B2D6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.81:1

Contrast with white7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#74D293

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#35486Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#51586Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Tritanopia#942D48no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 24.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 26.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 28.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 24.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2D8B4C

Analogous#7B2D8B, #8B2D3D

Triadic#6C8B2D, #2D6C8B

Split complementary#3D8B2D, #2D8B7B

Tetradic#8B7B2D, #2D8B4C, #2D3D8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1A3CD

Lighter +30%#D57CB8

Lighter +20%#C856A2

Lighter +10%#B2398A

Darker −10%#64214E

Darker −20%#3E1430

Darker −30%#170812

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A21674

Less saturated −25%#744464

Channel breakdown

R139

G45

B108

Red139 (54.5%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue319.79°

Saturation (HSL)51.09%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 2D · B 6C

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