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Recognised as Colour

#8D2D6E

  • #8D2D6E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8D2D6E is a magenta with RGB values 141, 45, 110 and HSL 319°, 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

#8D2D6E#8D2D6E
HEX#8D2D6E
RGBrgb(141, 45, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1765, 0.4314
RGB percentages55.3%, 17.6%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(319.4, 51.6%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319.4, 68.1%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 68.1%, 22%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,252,206
CSS custom property--colour: #8D2D6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.3 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 black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#72D291

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#354970no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#52596Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Tritanopia#962D49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 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 text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 24Medium violet red · ΔE 25.5Dark magenta · ΔE 27.3Pale violetred · ΔE 30.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 23.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D8D4C
Analogous#7C2D8D, #8D2D3E
Triadic#6E8D2D, #2D6E8D
Split complementary#3E8D2D, #2D8D7C
Tetradic#8D7C2D, #2D8D4C, #2D3E8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2A4CE
Lighter +30%#D67DB9
Lighter +20%#C957A4
Lighter +10%#B4398C
Darker −10%#662150
Darker −20%#401432
Darker −30%#190814
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A41676
Less saturated −25%#764466

Channel breakdown

R141
G45
B110
Red141 (55.3%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue319.38°
Saturation (HSL)51.61%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 2D · B 6E

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