Colour

#8C408C

#8C408C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8C408C is a magenta with RGB values 140, 64, 140 and HSL 300°, 37%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8C408C#8C408C

HEX#8C408C

RGBrgb(140, 64, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.251, 0.549

RGB percentages54.9%, 25.1%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(300, 37.3%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 54.3%, 54.9%)

CMYK0%, 54.3%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,191,564

CSS custom property--colour: #8C408C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1

Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#73BF73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#38578Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#50618Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original

Tritanopia#904960no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.4 Purple · ΔE 20.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24 Orchid · ΔE 26.8 Medium purple · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 20.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#408C40

Analogous#66408C, #8C4066

Triadic#8C8C40, #408C8C

Split complementary#668C40, #408C66

Tetradic#8C6640, #408C40, #40668C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DFB9DF

Lighter +30%#CF96CF

Lighter +20%#BF73BF

Lighter +10%#AF50AF

Darker −10%#693069

Darker −20%#462046

Darker −30%#231023

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A626A6

Less saturated −25%#735A73

Channel breakdown

R140

G64

B140

Red140 (54.9%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)37.25%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 8C · G 40 · B 8C

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