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Recognised as Colour

#8B2F87

  • #8B2F87
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8B2F87 is a magenta with RGB values 139, 47, 135 and HSL 303°, 49%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8B2F87#8B2F87
HEX#8B2F87
RGBrgb(139, 47, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.1843, 0.5294
RGB percentages54.5%, 18.4%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(302.6, 49.5%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.6, 66.2%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 66.2%, 2.9%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,121,671
CSS custom property--colour: #8B2F87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.36:1
Contrast with white7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#74D078

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#264E8Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#485A85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Tritanopia#903A57no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 12.9Dark magenta · ΔE 15.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.9Medium orchid · ΔE 26Medium violet red · ΔE 27Orchid · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F8B33
Analogous#612F8B, #8B2F59
Triadic#878B2F, #2F878B
Split complementary#598B2F, #2F8B61
Tetradic#8B612F, #2F8B33, #2F598B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1A5DE
Lighter +30%#D47FD0
Lighter +20%#C759C2
Lighter +10%#B13CAC
Darker −10%#652262
Darker −20%#3F153D
Darker −30%#190818
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A2189C
Less saturated −25%#744672

Channel breakdown

R139
G47
B135
Red139 (54.5%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue302.61°
Saturation (HSL)49.46%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 2F · B 87

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