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Recognised as Colour

#8C0877

  • #8C0877
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8C0877 is a magenta with RGB values 140, 8, 119 and HSL 310°, 89%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8C0877#8C0877
HEX#8C0877
RGBrgb(140, 8, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.0314, 0.4667
RGB percentages54.9%, 3.1%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(309.5, 89.2%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.5, 94.3%, 54.9%)
CMYK0%, 94.3%, 15%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,177,207
CSS custom property--colour: #8C0877;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#73F788

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0F3F7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#435274no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Tritanopia#941845no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 9.6Dark magenta · ΔE 12.2Medium violet red · ΔE 21.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.5Indigo · ΔE 29.4Medium orchid · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 9.6, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#088C1D
Analogous#5F088C, #8C0835
Triadic#778C08, #08778C
Split complementary#358C08, #088C5F
Tetradic#8C5F08, #088C1D, #08358C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F66AE0
Lighter +30%#F439D6
Lighter +20%#EC0EC9
Lighter +10%#BC0BA0
Darker −10%#5C054E
Darker −20%#2C0225
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#94007C
Less saturated −25%#7A1B6A

Channel breakdown

R140
G8
B119
Red140 (54.9%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue309.55°
Saturation (HSL)89.19%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8C · G 08 · B 77

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