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Recognised as Colour

#8C3370

  • #8C3370
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8C3370 is a magenta with RGB values 140, 51, 112 and HSL 319°, 47%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8C3370#8C3370
HEX#8C3370
RGBrgb(140, 51, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.2, 0.4392
RGB percentages54.9%, 20%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(318.9, 46.6%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.9, 63.6%, 54.9%)
CMYK0%, 63.6%, 20%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,188,208
CSS custom property--colour: #8C3370;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.44:1
Contrast with white7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#73CC8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#394C72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#545A6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Tritanopia#94344Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 25.6Medium violet red · ΔE 27.6Dark magenta · ΔE 29Pale violetred · ΔE 29.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 25.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#338C4F
Analogous#7C338C, #8C3343
Triadic#708C33, #33708C
Split complementary#438C33, #338C7C
Tetradic#8C7C33, #338C4F, #33438C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0ABCF
Lighter +30%#D385BA
Lighter +20%#C560A5
Lighter +10%#B1418E
Darker −10%#672552
Darker −20%#411834
Darker −30%#1C0A16
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A41B79
Less saturated −25%#744B67

Channel breakdown

R140
G51
B112
Red140 (54.9%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue318.88°
Saturation (HSL)46.6%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8C · G 33 · B 70

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