Recognised as Colour

#8B4777

#8B4777
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8B4777 is a magenta with RGB values 139, 71, 119 and HSL 318°, 32%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#8B4777

RGBrgb(139, 71, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.2784, 0.4667

RGB percentages54.5%, 27.8%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(317.6, 32.4%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(317.6, 48.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 48.9%, 14.4%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,127,799

CSS custom property--colour: #8B4777;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.43:1

Contrast with white6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#74B888

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A5879no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C6275no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Tritanopia#924859no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 27.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.5 Purple · ΔE 33.7 Plum · ΔE 34.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 35.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 27.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#478B5B

Analogous#7D478B, #8B4755

Triadic#778B47, #47778B

Split complementary#558B47, #478B7D

Tetradic#8B7D47, #478B5B, #47558B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFBFD5

Lighter +30%#CD9EBF

Lighter +20%#BC7CA9

Lighter +10%#AB5A93

Darker −10%#69365A

Darker −20%#47253D

Darker −30%#261320

Darker −40%#040203

More saturated +25%#A52D82

Less saturated −25%#71616C

Channel breakdown

R139

G71

B119

Red139 (54.5%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue317.65°

Saturation (HSL)32.38%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 47 · B 77

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