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Recognised as Colour

#8C2E88

  • #8C2E88
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8C2E88 is a magenta with RGB values 140, 46, 136 and HSL 303°, 51%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8C2E88#8C2E88
HEX#8C2E88
RGBrgb(140, 46, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.1804, 0.5333
RGB percentages54.9%, 18%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(302.6, 50.5%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.6, 67.1%, 54.9%)
CMYK0%, 67.1%, 2.9%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,186,952
CSS custom property--colour: #8C2E88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#73D177

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#254E8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#475B86no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Tritanopia#913957no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 12.1Dark magenta · ΔE 14.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.8Medium orchid · ΔE 25.4Medium violet red · ΔE 26.7Orchid · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E8C32
Analogous#612E8C, #8C2E59
Triadic#888C2E, #2E888C
Split complementary#598C2E, #2E8C61
Tetradic#8C612E, #2E8C32, #2E598C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1A5DF
Lighter +30%#D57ED1
Lighter +20%#C858C3
Lighter +10%#B23BAD
Darker −10%#662163
Darker −20%#3F153D
Darker −30%#190818
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A3179D
Less saturated −25%#754573

Channel breakdown

R140
G46
B136
Red140 (54.9%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue302.55°
Saturation (HSL)50.54%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8C · G 2E · B 88

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