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Recognised as Colour

#8C1697

  • #8C1697
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#8C1697 is a magenta with RGB values 140, 22, 151 and HSL 295°, 75%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#8C1697#8C1697
HEX#8C1697
RGBrgb(140, 22, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.0863, 0.5922
RGB percentages54.9%, 8.6%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(294.9, 74.6%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.9, 85.4%, 59.2%)
CMYK7.3%, 85.4%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,180,823
CSS custom property--colour: #8C1697;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.85:1
Contrast with white7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#73E968

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00499Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#335694no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8F3359no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 4.7Purple · ΔE 8.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.9Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6Dark orchid · ΔE 19.9Indigo · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 4.68, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#219716
Analogous#4C1697, #971661
Triadic#978C16, #16978C
Split complementary#629716, #16974B
Tetradic#974B16, #219716, #166197

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E68BEE
Lighter +30%#DC5EE8
Lighter +20%#D232E1
Lighter +10%#B51CC4
Darker −10%#63106A
Darker −20%#39093E
Darker −30%#100311
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9E00AD
Less saturated −25%#7A2C81

Channel breakdown

R140
G22
B151
Red140 (54.9%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue294.88°
Saturation (HSL)74.57%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G 16 · B 97

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