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Recognised as Colour

#8D4881

  • #8D4881
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8D4881 is a magenta with RGB values 141, 72, 129 and HSL 310°, 32%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#8D4881#8D4881
HEX#8D4881
RGBrgb(141, 72, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.2824, 0.5059
RGB percentages55.3%, 28.2%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(310.4, 32.4%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.4, 48.9%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 48.9%, 8.5%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,259,137
CSS custom property--colour: #8D4881;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#72B77E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#475A83no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B647Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Tritanopia#934C5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.4Pale violetred · ΔE 28.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.5Purple · ΔE 29.8Orchid · ΔE 32Plum · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#488D54
Analogous#77488D, #8D485E
Triadic#818D48, #48818D
Split complementary#5E8D48, #488D77
Tetradic#8D7748, #488D54, #485E8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0C1DA
Lighter +30%#CEA0C6
Lighter +20%#BD7EB2
Lighter +10%#AC5C9E
Darker −10%#6B3762
Darker −20%#492643
Darker −30%#281424
Darker −40%#060305
More saturated +25%#A82D92
Less saturated −25%#726370

Channel breakdown

R141
G72
B129
Red141 (55.3%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue310.43°
Saturation (HSL)32.39%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 48 · B 81

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