Colour

#8D2C72

#8D2C72
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#8D2C72 is a magenta with RGB values 141, 44, 114 and HSL 317°, 52%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8D2C72#8D2C72

HEX#8D2C72

RGBrgb(141, 44, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1725, 0.4471

RGB percentages55.3%, 17.3%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(316.7, 52.4%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(316.7, 68.8%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 68.8%, 19.1%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,251,954

CSS custom property--colour: #8D2C72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.68:1

Contrast with white7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#72D38D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#334974no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#505970no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original

Tritanopia#952E4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 21.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 24.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29 Pale violetred · ΔE 31.8 Orchid · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 21.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2C8D47

Analogous#782C8D, #8D2C42

Triadic#728D2C, #2C728D

Split complementary#428D2C, #2C8D78

Tetradic#8D782C, #2C8D47, #2C418D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E2A3D1

Lighter +30%#D67CBD

Lighter +20%#CA55A9

Lighter +10%#B43891

Darker −10%#662053

Darker −20%#3F1433

Darker −30%#180814

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A4157C

Less saturated −25%#764368

Channel breakdown

R141

G44

B114

Red141 (55.3%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue316.7°

Saturation (HSL)52.43%

Lightness36.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8D · G 2C · B 72

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