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Recognised as Colour

#8B5484

  • #8B5484
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8B5484 is a magenta with RGB values 139, 84, 132 and HSL 308°, 25%, 44%. 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

#8B5484#8B5484
HEX#8B5484
RGBrgb(139, 84, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.3294, 0.5176
RGB percentages54.5%, 32.9%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(307.6, 24.7%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.6, 39.6%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 39.6%, 5%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,131,140
CSS custom property--colour: #8B5484;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#74AB7B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#526286no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#616A82no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8F5766no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.2Pale violetred · ΔE 28.8Plum · ΔE 30.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.9Rosy brown · ΔE 34.1Slate grey · ΔE 34.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#548B5B
Analogous#76548B, #8B5469
Triadic#848B54, #54848B
Split complementary#698B54, #548B76
Tetradic#8B7754, #548B5B, #54698B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0CBDD
Lighter +30%#CDABC8
Lighter +20%#B98CB4
Lighter +10%#A66C9F
Darker −10%#6B4166
Darker −20%#4B2E48
Darker −30%#2C1A29
Darker −40%#0C070B
More saturated +25%#A73899
Less saturated −25%#707070

Channel breakdown

R139
G84
B132
Red139 (54.5%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue307.64°
Saturation (HSL)24.66%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 54 · B 84

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