Colour

#8B528B

#8B528B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8B528B is a magenta with RGB values 139, 82, 139 and HSL 300°, 26%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#8B528B#8B528B

HEX#8B528B

RGBrgb(139, 82, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.3216, 0.5451

RGB percentages54.5%, 32.2%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(300, 25.8%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 41%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 41%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,130,635

CSS custom property--colour: #8B528B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1

Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#74AD74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E628Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D6989no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Tritanopia#8E5768no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.1 Plum · ΔE 30 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.8 Medium purple · ΔE 30.8 Orchid · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#528B52

Analogous#6F528B, #8B526F

Triadic#8B8B52, #528B8B

Split complementary#6F8B52, #528B6F

Tetradic#8B6F52, #528B52, #526F8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFCADF

Lighter +30%#CDA9CD

Lighter +20%#BA89BA

Lighter +10%#A769A7

Darker −10%#6B3F6B

Darker −20%#4B2C4B

Darker −30%#2B192B

Darker −40%#0B060B

More saturated +25%#A736A7

Less saturated −25%#6F6E6F

Channel breakdown

R139

G82

B139

Red139 (54.5%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)25.79%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 8B · G 52 · B 8B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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