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Recognised as Colour

#8D1589

  • #8D1589
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8D1589 is a magenta with RGB values 141, 21, 137 and HSL 302°, 74%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8D1589#8D1589
HEX#8D1589
RGBrgb(141, 21, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.0824, 0.5373
RGB percentages55.3%, 8.2%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(302, 74.1%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302, 85.1%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 85.1%, 2.8%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,246,089
CSS custom property--colour: #8D1589;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#72EA76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00468Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D5586no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Tritanopia#922A51no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 4.4Dark magenta · ΔE 5Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.3Medium orchid · ΔE 23.1Indigo · ΔE 23.8Medium violet red · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 4.4, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#158D19
Analogous#55158D, #8D154D
Triadic#898D15, #15898D
Split complementary#4D8D15, #158D55
Tetradic#8D5515, #158D19, #154D8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EC82E9
Lighter +30%#E655E1
Lighter +20%#DF29D9
Lighter +10%#B91CB4
Darker −10%#610E5E
Darker −20%#340833
Darker −30%#080108
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A1019C
Less saturated −25%#792976

Channel breakdown

R141
G21
B137
Red141 (55.3%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue302°
Saturation (HSL)74.07%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 15 · B 89

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