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Recognised as Colour

#8C1965

  • #8C1965
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#8C1965 is a magenta with RGB values 140, 25, 101 and HSL 320°, 70%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#8C1965#8C1965
HEX#8C1965
RGBrgb(140, 25, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.098, 0.3961
RGB percentages54.9%, 9.8%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(320.3, 69.7%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.3, 82.1%, 54.9%)
CMYK0%, 82.1%, 27.9%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,181,541
CSS custom property--colour: #8C1965;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#73E69A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A4067no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D5362no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original
Tritanopia#96153Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 22Purple · ΔE 22.3Dark magenta · ΔE 25.5Pale violetred · ΔE 33.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.5Hot pink · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 22.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#198C40
Analogous#79198C, #8C192C
Triadic#658C19, #19658C
Split complementary#2C8C19, #198C79
Tetradic#8C7919, #198C40, #192C8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EA87C8
Lighter +30%#E25CB5
Lighter +20%#DA31A1
Lighter +10%#B72184
Darker −10%#611146
Darker −20%#350A27
Darker −30%#0A0207
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A1046C
Less saturated −25%#772E5E

Channel breakdown

R140
G25
B101
Red140 (54.9%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue320.35°
Saturation (HSL)69.7%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8C · G 19 · B 65

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