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Recognised as Colour

#8D1278

  • #8D1278
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8D1278 is a magenta with RGB values 141, 18, 120 and HSL 310°, 77%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8D1278#8D1278
HEX#8D1278
RGBrgb(141, 18, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.0706, 0.4706
RGB percentages55.3%, 7.1%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(310.2, 77.4%, 31.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.2, 87.2%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 87.2%, 14.9%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,245,304
CSS custom property--colour: #8D1278;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.43:1
Contrast with white8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#72ED87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#17427Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#455475no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Tritanopia#951D47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 10.6Dark magenta · ΔE 13.3Medium violet red · ΔE 21.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.2Medium orchid · ΔE 29.6Indigo · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 10.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#128D27
Analogous#65128D, #8D123A
Triadic#788D12, #12788D
Split complementary#3A8D12, #128D65
Tetradic#8D6512, #128D27, #123A8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EE7DDB
Lighter +30%#E94FCE
Lighter +20%#E322C2
Lighter +10%#BA189E
Darker −10%#600C52
Darker −20%#33062B
Darker −30%#050105
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9F0084
Less saturated −25%#79266B

Channel breakdown

R141
G18
B120
Red141 (55.3%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue310.24°
Saturation (HSL)77.36%
Lightness31.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 12 · B 78

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