Recognised as Colour

#8B4792

#8B4792
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8B4792 is a magenta with RGB values 139, 71, 146 and HSL 294°, 35%, 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

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HEX#8B4792

RGBrgb(139, 71, 146)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.2784, 0.5725

RGB percentages54.5%, 27.8%, 57.3%

HSLhsl(294.4, 34.6%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(294.4, 51.4%, 57.3%)

CMYK4.8%, 51.4%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,127,826

CSS custom property--colour: #8B4792;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.7 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#5B5B5B

Inverted#74B86D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D5C95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#526490no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Tritanopia#8D5066no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 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 20 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22 Purple · ΔE 22.9 Medium purple · ΔE 25.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 25.6 Orchid · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 19.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E9247

Analogous#654792, #924774

Triadic#928B47, #47928B

Split complementary#749247, #479265

Tetradic#926547, #4E9247, #477492

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFC3E2

Lighter +30%#CDA1D1

Lighter +20%#BA7EC1

Lighter +10%#A85CB0

Darker −10%#6A3670

Darker −20%#4A264D

Darker −30%#29152B

Darker −40%#080409

More saturated +25%#A12CAD

Less saturated −25%#756277

Channel breakdown

R139

G71

B146

Red139 (54.5%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue146 (57.3%)

Hue294.4°

Saturation (HSL)34.56%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8B · G 47 · B 92

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