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Recognised as Colour

#8D4988

  • #8D4988
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8D4988 is a magenta with RGB values 141, 73, 136 and HSL 304°, 32%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#8D4988#8D4988
HEX#8D4988
RGBrgb(141, 73, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.2863, 0.5333
RGB percentages55.3%, 28.6%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(304.4, 31.8%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.4, 48.2%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 48.2%, 3.5%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,259,400
CSS custom property--colour: #8D4988;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12205WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#72B677

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#455C8Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#596586no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Tritanopia#914F62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.3Purple · ΔE 27.6Orchid · ΔE 29.7Medium purple · ΔE 30.5Dark magenta · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#498D4E
Analogous#70498D, #8D4966
Triadic#888D49, #49888D
Split complementary#668D49, #498D70
Tetradic#8D7049, #498D4E, #49668D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0C2DD
Lighter +30%#CEA1CB
Lighter +20%#BD7FB8
Lighter +10%#AB5EA6
Darker −10%#6B3868
Darker −20%#4A2647
Darker −30%#281527
Darker −40%#070306
More saturated +25%#A82E9F
Less saturated −25%#726471

Channel breakdown

R141
G73
B136
Red141 (55.3%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue304.41°
Saturation (HSL)31.78%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 49 · B 88

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