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Recognised as Colour

#8C1C9D

  • #8C1C9D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#8C1C9D is a magenta with RGB values 140, 28, 157 and HSL 292°, 70%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#8C1C9D#8C1C9D
HEX#8C1C9D
RGBrgb(140, 28, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.1098, 0.6157
RGB percentages54.9%, 11%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(292.1, 69.7%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.1, 82.2%, 61.6%)
CMYK10.8%, 82.2%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,182,365
CSS custom property--colour: #8C1C9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0884WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#73E362

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#30589Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8D385Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 7.1Purple · ΔE 10.4Dark orchid · ΔE 17.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.2Medium orchid · ΔE 18.2Indigo · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 7.07, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D9D1C
Analogous#4B1C9D, #9D1C6E
Triadic#9D8C1C, #1C9D8C
Split complementary#6E9D1C, #1C9D4B
Tetradic#9D4B1C, #2D9D1C, #1C6E9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E298ED
Lighter +30%#D56DE5
Lighter +20%#C942DD
Lighter +10%#B324C8
Darker −10%#651472
Darker −20%#3F0D46
Darker −30%#18051B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9D05B4
Less saturated −25%#7B3386

Channel breakdown

R140
G28
B157
Red140 (54.9%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue292.09°
Saturation (HSL)69.73%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G 1C · B 9D

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