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Recognised as Colour

#8C548D

  • #8C548D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8C548D is a magenta with RGB values 140, 84, 141 and HSL 299°, 25%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#8C548D#8C548D
HEX#8C548D
RGBrgb(140, 84, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.3294, 0.5529
RGB percentages54.9%, 32.9%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(298.9, 25.3%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.9, 40.4%, 55.3%)
CMYK0.7%, 40.4%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,196,685
CSS custom property--colour: #8C548D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#73AB72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F648Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E6B8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8F5A6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.3Plum · ΔE 29.4Medium purple · ΔE 30.4Pale violetred · ΔE 30.7Orchid · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#558D54
Analogous#70548D, #8D5471
Triadic#8D8C54, #548D8C
Split complementary#718D54, #548D70
Tetradic#8D7054, #558D54, #54718D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0CCE1
Lighter +30%#CDACCE
Lighter +20%#BA8CBB
Lighter +10%#A76CA8
Darker −10%#6C416D
Darker −20%#4D2E4D
Darker −30%#2D1B2D
Darker −40%#0D080D
More saturated +25%#A738A9
Less saturated −25%#717071

Channel breakdown

R140
G84
B141
Red140 (54.9%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue298.95°
Saturation (HSL)25.33%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G 54 · B 8D

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