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Colour

#8C2E95

  • #8C2E95
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8C2E95 is a magenta with RGB values 140, 46, 149 and HSL 295°, 53%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8C2E95#8C2E95
HEX#8C2E95
RGBrgb(140, 46, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.1804, 0.5843
RGB percentages54.9%, 18%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(294.8, 52.8%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.8, 69.1%, 58.4%)
CMYK6%, 69.1%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,186,965
CSS custom property--colour: #8C2E95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#73D16A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#145198no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#405C92no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8F3F5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 9.5Dark magenta · ΔE 10.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.9Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1Indigo · ΔE 23.2Orchid · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 9.51, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#37952E
Analogous#592E95, #952E6A
Triadic#958C2E, #2E958C
Split complementary#6A952E, #2E9559
Tetradic#95592E, #37952E, #2E6A95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0AAE5
Lighter +30%#D183D9
Lighter +20%#C35CCD
Lighter +10%#B13ABC
Darker −10%#67226E
Darker −20%#431647
Darker −30%#1E0A20
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A016AD
Less saturated −25%#78467D

Channel breakdown

R140
G46
B149
Red140 (54.9%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue294.76°
Saturation (HSL)52.82%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G 2E · B 95

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