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Recognised as Colour

#8D2270

  • #8D2270
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8D2270 is a magenta with RGB values 141, 34, 112 and HSL 316°, 61%, 34%. 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

#8D2270#8D2270
HEX#8D2270
RGBrgb(141, 34, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1333, 0.4392
RGB percentages55.3%, 13.3%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(316.3, 61.1%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(316.3, 75.9%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 75.9%, 20.6%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,249,392
CSS custom property--colour: #8D2270;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.09:1
Contrast with white8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#72DD8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B4572no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D566Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Tritanopia#962446no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 18.7Dark magenta · ΔE 21.9Medium violet red · ΔE 22.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.9Orchid · ΔE 32.6Pale violetred · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 18.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#228D3F
Analogous#75228D, #8D223A
Triadic#708D22, #22708D
Split complementary#3A8D22, #228D75
Tetradic#8D7522, #228D3F, #223A8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E695D0
Lighter +30%#DC6CBD
Lighter +20%#D243AB
Lighter +10%#B62C91
Darker −10%#64184F
Darker −20%#3B0E2F
Darker −30%#12040E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A30C7A
Less saturated −25%#773866

Channel breakdown

R141
G34
B112
Red141 (55.3%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue316.26°
Saturation (HSL)61.14%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 22 · B 70

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