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Recognised as Colour

#8B2D85

  • #8B2D85
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8B2D85 is a magenta with RGB values 139, 45, 133 and HSL 304°, 51%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8B2D85#8B2D85
HEX#8B2D85
RGBrgb(139, 45, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.1765, 0.5216
RGB percentages54.5%, 17.6%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(303.8, 51.1%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.8, 67.6%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 67.6%, 4.3%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,121,157
CSS custom property--colour: #8B2D85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#74D27A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#254D88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#485A83no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Tritanopia#903755no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 12.7Dark magenta · ΔE 15.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.5Medium violet red · ΔE 26.5Medium orchid · ΔE 26.5Orchid · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 12.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D8B33
Analogous#622D8B, #8B2D56
Triadic#858B2D, #2D858B
Split complementary#568B2D, #2D8B62
Tetradic#8B622D, #2D8B33, #2D568B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1A3DD
Lighter +30%#D57CCF
Lighter +20%#C856C1
Lighter +10%#B239AA
Darker −10%#642160
Darker −20%#3E143B
Darker −30%#170816
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A21699
Less saturated −25%#744471

Channel breakdown

R139
G45
B133
Red139 (54.5%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue303.83°
Saturation (HSL)51.09%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 2D · B 85

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