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Recognised as Colour

#8B588D

  • #8B588D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8B588D is a magenta with RGB values 139, 88, 141 and HSL 298°, 23%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#8B588D#8B588D
HEX#8B588D
RGBrgb(139, 88, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.3451, 0.5529
RGB percentages54.5%, 34.5%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(297.7, 23.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.7, 37.6%, 55.3%)
CMYK1.4%, 37.6%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,132,173
CSS custom property--colour: #8B588D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#74A772

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#53668Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#606C8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#8E5D6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.8Plum · ΔE 28.7Pale violetred · ΔE 30.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.6Medium purple · ΔE 31.7Orchid · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A8D58
Analogous#70588D, #8D5875
Triadic#8D8B58, #588D8B
Split complementary#758D58, #588D70
Tetradic#8D7058, #5A8D58, #58758D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1D0E1
Lighter +30%#CDB0CE
Lighter +20%#B991BA
Lighter +10%#A571A7
Darker −10%#6C446E
Darker −20%#4D314E
Darker −30%#2E1D2F
Darker −40%#0F0A0F
More saturated +25%#A53BAA
Less saturated −25%#737373

Channel breakdown

R139
G88
B141
Red139 (54.5%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue297.74°
Saturation (HSL)23.14%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 58 · B 8D

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