Colour

#8D2E8D

#8D2E8D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#8D2E8D is a magenta with RGB values 141, 46, 141 and HSL 300°, 51%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8D2E8D#8D2E8D

HEX#8D2E8D

RGBrgb(141, 46, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1804, 0.5529

RGB percentages55.3%, 18%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(300, 50.8%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 67.4%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 67.4%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,252,493

CSS custom property--colour: #8D2E8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.22:1

Contrast with white7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#72D172

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#204F90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#465B8Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original

Tritanopia#913B5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 10.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 12.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.2 Orchid · ΔE 26.1 Indigo · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 10.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E8D2E

Analogous#5E2E8D, #8D2E5E

Triadic#8D8D2E, #2E8D8D

Split complementary#5E8D2E, #2E8D5E

Tetradic#8D5E2E, #2E8D2E, #2E5E8D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2A5E2

Lighter +30%#D57FD5

Lighter +20%#C958C9

Lighter +10%#B33BB3

Darker −10%#672167

Darker −20%#401540

Darker −30%#1A081A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A417A4

Less saturated −25%#764576

Channel breakdown

R141

G46

B141

Red141 (55.3%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)50.8%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 8D · G 2E · B 8D

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