Recognised as Colour

#8B6290

#8B6290
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#8B6290 is a magenta with RGB values 139, 98, 144 and HSL 293°, 19%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#8B6290

RGBrgb(139, 98, 144)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.3843, 0.5647

RGB percentages54.5%, 38.4%, 56.5%

HSLhsl(293.5, 19%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(293.5, 31.9%, 56.5%)

CMYK3.5%, 31.9%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,134,736

CSS custom property--colour: #8B6290;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.94:1

Contrast with white4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#749D6F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E6D92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#67728Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Tritanopia#8D6773no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 27.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.6 Slate grey · ΔE 28.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 31.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 27.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#679062

Analogous#746290, #90627E

Triadic#908B62, #62908B

Split complementary#7E9062, #629074

Tetradic#907462, #679062, #627E90

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4D9E5

Lighter +30%#CEBBD0

Lighter +20%#B89CBC

Lighter +10%#A37EA7

Darker −10%#6E4D72

Darker −20%#503953

Darker −30%#332435

Darker −40%#160F17

More saturated +25%#A344AE

Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R139

G98

B144

Red139 (54.5%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue144 (56.5%)

Hue293.48°

Saturation (HSL)19.01%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8B · G 62 · B 90

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