Colour

#8D479B

#8D479B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8D479B is a magenta with RGB values 141, 71, 155 and HSL 290°, 37%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8D479B

RGBrgb(141, 71, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.2784, 0.6078

RGB percentages55.3%, 27.8%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(290, 37.2%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290, 54.2%, 60.8%)

CMYK9%, 54.2%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,258,907

CSS custom property--colour: #8D479B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.99:1

Contrast with white5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#72B864

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#385E9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F6699no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Tritanopia#8E536Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 16.5 Purple · ΔE 20.4 Medium purple · ΔE 21.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22 Dark magenta · ΔE 22.4 Orchid · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 16.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#559B47

Analogous#63479B, #9B477F

Triadic#9B8D47, #479B8D

Split complementary#7F9B47, #479B63

Tetradic#9B6347, #559B47, #477F9B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1C8E6

Lighter +30%#CEA5D6

Lighter +20%#BB82C6

Lighter +10%#A75FB6

Darker −10%#6D3778

Darker −20%#4D2755

Darker −30%#2E1732

Darker −40%#0E070F

More saturated +25%#A02BB7

Less saturated −25%#7A637F

Channel breakdown

R141

G71

B155

Red141 (55.3%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue290°

Saturation (HSL)37.17%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8D · G 47 · B 9B

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