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Recognised as Colour

#8C256E

  • #8C256E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8C256E is a magenta with RGB values 140, 37, 110 and HSL 317°, 58%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8C256E#8C256E
HEX#8C256E
RGBrgb(140, 37, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.1451, 0.4314
RGB percentages54.9%, 14.5%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(317.5, 58.2%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.5, 73.6%, 54.9%)
CMYK0%, 73.6%, 21.4%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,184,622
CSS custom property--colour: #8C256E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.06:1
Contrast with white8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#73DA91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E4570no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E566Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Tritanopia#952646no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 20.6Medium violet red · ΔE 23.6Dark magenta · ΔE 23.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.8Pale violetred · ΔE 32.8Orchid · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 20.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#258C43
Analogous#76258C, #8C253B
Triadic#6E8C25, #256E8C
Split complementary#3A8C25, #258C76
Tetradic#8C7725, #258C43, #253B8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E499CE
Lighter +30%#D971BB
Lighter +20%#CF48A8
Lighter +10%#B4308E
Darker −10%#641A4E
Darker −20%#3B102F
Darker −30%#13050F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A20F77
Less saturated −25%#763B65

Channel breakdown

R140
G37
B110
Red140 (54.9%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue317.48°
Saturation (HSL)58.19%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8C · G 25 · B 6E

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