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Recognised as Colour

#8B426B

  • #8B426B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#8B426B is a magenta with RGB values 139, 66, 107 and HSL 326°, 36%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8B426B#8B426B
HEX#8B426B
RGBrgb(139, 66, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.2588, 0.4196
RGB percentages54.5%, 25.9%, 42%
HSLhsl(326.3, 35.6%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.3, 52.5%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 52.5%, 23%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,126,507
CSS custom property--colour: #8B426B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#74BD94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#49536Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C6069no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Tritanopia#934152no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 25.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.1Rosy brown · ΔE 35.3Medium violet red · ΔE 35.8Indian red · ΔE 35.8Purple · ΔE 36.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 25.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#428B62
Analogous#86428B, #8B4247
Triadic#6B8B42, #426B8B
Split complementary#478B42, #428B86
Tetradic#8B8642, #428B62, #42478B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEBBCF
Lighter +30%#CE98B6
Lighter +20%#BE759E
Lighter +10%#AD5386
Darker −10%#683250
Darker −20%#462136
Darker −30%#23111B
Darker −40%#010001
More saturated +25%#A5286E
Less saturated −25%#715C68

Channel breakdown

R139
G66
B107
Red139 (54.5%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue326.3°
Saturation (HSL)35.61%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 42 · B 6B

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