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Recognised as Colour

#8B4696

  • #8B4696
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8B4696 is a magenta with RGB values 139, 70, 150 and HSL 292°, 36%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8B4696#8B4696
HEX#8B4696
RGBrgb(139, 70, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.2745, 0.5882
RGB percentages54.5%, 27.5%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(291.8, 36.4%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.8, 53.3%, 58.8%)
CMYK7.3%, 53.3%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,127,574
CSS custom property--colour: #8B4696;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#74B969

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#395C99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F6494no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8D5167no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.7Purple · ΔE 21.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7Medium purple · ΔE 23.5Dark magenta · ΔE 23.6Orchid · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 17.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#519646
Analogous#634696, #964679
Triadic#968B46, #46968B
Split complementary#799646, #469663
Tetradic#966346, #519646, #467996

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFC4E4
Lighter +30%#CDA2D3
Lighter +20%#BA7FC3
Lighter +10%#A75CB3
Darker −10%#6B3673
Darker −20%#4B2650
Darker −30%#2A152E
Darker −40%#0A050B
More saturated +25%#9F2BB2
Less saturated −25%#77627B

Channel breakdown

R139
G70
B150
Red139 (54.5%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue291.75°
Saturation (HSL)36.36%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 46 · B 96

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