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Recognised as Colour

#8D2898

  • #8D2898
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#8D2898 is a magenta with RGB values 141, 40, 152 and HSL 294°, 58%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#8D2898#8D2898
HEX#8D2898
RGBrgb(141, 40, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1569, 0.5961
RGB percentages55.3%, 15.7%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(294.1, 58.3%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.1, 73.7%, 59.6%)
CMYK7.2%, 73.7%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,250,968
CSS custom property--colour: #8D2898;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.27:1
Contrast with white7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#72D767

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004F9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C5B95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8F3C5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 7.7Purple · ΔE 8.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.7Medium orchid · ΔE 18.6Indigo · ΔE 21.6Dark orchid · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 7.7, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#339828
Analogous#552898, #98286B
Triadic#988D28, #28988D
Split complementary#6B9828, #289855
Tetradic#985528, #339828, #286B98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1A5E7
Lighter +30%#D37CDD
Lighter +20%#C654D2
Lighter +10%#B233C0
Darker −10%#681D70
Darker −20%#421347
Darker −30%#1D081F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A010B0
Less saturated −25%#7A4080

Channel breakdown

R141
G40
B152
Red141 (55.3%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue294.11°
Saturation (HSL)58.33%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 28 · B 98

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