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Recognised as Colour

#8B5283

  • #8B5283
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8B5283 is a magenta with RGB values 139, 82, 131 and HSL 308°, 26%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#8B5283#8B5283
HEX#8B5283
RGBrgb(139, 82, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.3216, 0.5137
RGB percentages54.5%, 32.2%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(308.4, 25.8%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.4, 41%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 41%, 5.8%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,130,627
CSS custom property--colour: #8B5283;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#74AD7C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#516185no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#606881no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Tritanopia#905564no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28Pale violetred · ΔE 28.7Plum · ΔE 30.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.3Rosy brown · ΔE 34.9Medium purple · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#528B5A
Analogous#77528B, #8B5266
Triadic#838B52, #52838B
Split complementary#678B52, #528B77
Tetradic#8B7752, #528B5A, #52678B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFCADC
Lighter +30%#CDA9C8
Lighter +20%#BA89B3
Lighter +10%#A7699E
Darker −10%#6B3F65
Darker −20%#4B2C47
Darker −30%#2B1928
Darker −40%#0B060A
More saturated +25%#A73697
Less saturated −25%#6F6E6F

Channel breakdown

R139
G82
B131
Red139 (54.5%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue308.42°
Saturation (HSL)25.79%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 52 · B 83

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