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Recognised as Colour

#8D005E

  • #8D005E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#8D005E is a magenta with RGB values 141, 0, 94 and HSL 320°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#8D005E#8D005E
HEX#8D005E
RGBrgb(141, 0, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0, 0.3686
RGB percentages55.3%, 0%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(320, 100%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320, 100%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 33.3%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,240,670
CSS custom property--colour: #8D005E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#72FFA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#243960no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C505Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Tritanopia#980035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 20.1Purple · ΔE 23.3Dark magenta · ΔE 26.2Pale violetred · ΔE 34.9Hot pink · ΔE 35.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 20.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#008D2F
Analogous#75008D, #8D0018
Triadic#5E8D00, #005E8D
Split complementary#188D00, #008D76
Tetradic#8D7600, #008D2F, #00178D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF5AC8
Lighter +30%#FF27B7
Lighter +20%#F300A2
Lighter +10%#C00080
Darker −10%#5A003C
Darker −20%#27001A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8D005E
Less saturated −25%#7B1258

Channel breakdown

R141
G0
B94
Red141 (55.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue320°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 00 · B 5E

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