Recognised as Colour

#8B4476

#8B4476
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8B4476 is a magenta with RGB values 139, 68, 118 and HSL 318°, 34%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#8B4476

RGBrgb(139, 68, 118)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.2667, 0.4627

RGB percentages54.5%, 26.7%, 46.3%

HSLhsl(317.7, 34.3%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(317.7, 51.1%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 51.1%, 15.1%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,127,030

CSS custom property--colour: #8B4476;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.59:1

Contrast with white6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#74BB89

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#475678no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A6174no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Tritanopia#924557no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 27.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.5 Purple · ΔE 32.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.4 Medium violet red · ΔE 34.5 Plum · ΔE 34.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 27.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#448B59

Analogous#7D448B, #8B4453

Triadic#768B44, #44768B

Split complementary#538B44, #448B7C

Tetradic#8B7C44, #448B59, #44538B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEBDD4

Lighter +30%#CE9ABF

Lighter +20%#BD78A9

Lighter +10%#AC5693

Darker −10%#693359

Darker −20%#47223C

Darker −30%#24121F

Darker −40%#020102

More saturated +25%#A52A81

Less saturated −25%#715E6B

Channel breakdown

R139

G68

B118

Red139 (54.5%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue118 (46.3%)

Hue317.75°

Saturation (HSL)34.3%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 44 · B 76

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