Colour

#8D3F73

#8D3F73
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8D3F73 is a magenta with RGB values 141, 63, 115 and HSL 320°, 38%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#8D3F73

RGBrgb(141, 63, 115)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.2471, 0.451

RGB percentages55.3%, 24.7%, 45.1%

HSLhsl(320, 38.2%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(320, 55.3%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 55.3%, 18.4%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,256,819

CSS custom property--colour: #8D3F73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.79:1

Contrast with white6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#72C08C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#445375no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A6071no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Tritanopia#954054no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 27 Purple · ΔE 30.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 31.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 27.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3F8D59

Analogous#803F8D, #8D3F4C

Triadic#738D3F, #3F738D

Split complementary#4C8D3F, #3F8D80

Tetradic#8D803F, #3F8D59, #3F4C8D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0B9D3

Lighter +30%#D095BC

Lighter +20%#C072A6

Lighter +10%#B04F90

Darker −10%#6A2F56

Darker −20%#471F3A

Darker −30%#23101D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A7257C

Less saturated −25%#74596B

Channel breakdown

R141

G63

B115

Red141 (55.3%)

Green63 (24.7%)

Blue115 (45.1%)

Hue320°

Saturation (HSL)38.24%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8D · G 3F · B 73

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