Colour

#8B3D80

#8B3D80
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#8B3D80 is a magenta with RGB values 139, 61, 128 and HSL 308°, 39%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8B3D80

RGBrgb(139, 61, 128)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.2392, 0.502

RGB percentages54.5%, 23.9%, 50.2%

HSLhsl(308.5, 39%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(308.5, 56.1%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 56.1%, 7.9%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,125,248

CSS custom property--colour: #8B3D80;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.82:1

Contrast with white6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#74C27F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B5482no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original

Deuteranopia#535F7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Tritanopia#914259no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 23.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 26.6 Orchid · ΔE 30 Medium violet red · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 23.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3D8B48

Analogous#6F3D8B, #8B3D59

Triadic#808B3D, #3D808B

Split complementary#598B3D, #3D8B6F

Tetradic#8B6F3D, #3D8B48, #3D598B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFB5D9

Lighter +30%#CF92C6

Lighter +20%#C06EB4

Lighter +10%#AE4DA1

Darker −10%#682D5F

Darker −20%#441E3F

Darker −30%#210E1E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A42492

Less saturated −25%#72566E

Channel breakdown

R139

G61

B128

Red139 (54.5%)

Green61 (23.9%)

Blue128 (50.2%)

Hue308.46°

Saturation (HSL)39%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 3D · B 80

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Colour values

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