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Recognised as Colour

#8D2374

  • #8D2374
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8D2374 is a magenta with RGB values 141, 35, 116 and HSL 314°, 60%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8D2374#8D2374
HEX#8D2374
RGBrgb(141, 35, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1373, 0.4549
RGB percentages55.3%, 13.7%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(314.2, 60.2%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.2, 75.2%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 75.2%, 17.7%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,249,652
CSS custom property--colour: #8D2374;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8:1
Contrast with white8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#72DC8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#294676no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C5772no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Tritanopia#952749no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 16.9Dark magenta · ΔE 20.1Medium violet red · ΔE 22.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.1Orchid · ΔE 31.4Medium orchid · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 16.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#238D3C
Analogous#71238D, #8D233F
Triadic#748D23, #23748D
Split complementary#3F8D23, #238D71
Tetradic#8D7123, #238D3C, #233F8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E597D3
Lighter +30%#DB6EC1
Lighter +20%#D145B0
Lighter +10%#B62D96
Darker −10%#641952
Darker −20%#3B0F31
Darker −30%#12050F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A30D80
Less saturated −25%#773968

Channel breakdown

R141
G35
B116
Red141 (55.3%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue314.15°
Saturation (HSL)60.23%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 23 · B 74

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