Recognised as Colour

#8B447E

#8B447E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8B447E is a magenta with RGB values 139, 68, 126 and HSL 311°, 34%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#8B447E

RGBrgb(139, 68, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.2667, 0.4941

RGB percentages54.5%, 26.7%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(311, 34.3%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(311, 51.1%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 51.1%, 9.4%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,127,038

CSS custom property--colour: #8B447E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1

Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#74BB81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#445780no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#58627Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Tritanopia#91485Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.3 Purple · ΔE 28.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 31.9 Orchid · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#448B51

Analogous#74448B, #8B445B

Triadic#7E8B44, #447E8B

Split complementary#5B8B44, #448B74

Tetradic#8B7444, #448B51, #445B8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEBDD8

Lighter +30%#CE9AC4

Lighter +20%#BD78B0

Lighter +10%#AC569C

Darker −10%#69335F

Darker −20%#472240

Darker −30%#241221

Darker −40%#020102

More saturated +25%#A52A8E

Less saturated −25%#715E6E

Channel breakdown

R139

G68

B126

Red139 (54.5%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue310.99°

Saturation (HSL)34.3%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 44 · B 7E

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