Colour

#8D4C7A

#8D4C7A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8D4C7A is a magenta with RGB values 141, 76, 122 and HSL 318°, 30%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#8D4C7A

RGBrgb(141, 76, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.298, 0.4784

RGB percentages55.3%, 29.8%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(317.5, 30%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(317.5, 46.1%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 46.1%, 13.5%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,260,154

CSS custom property--colour: #8D4C7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1

Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#72B385

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E5C7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F6678no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Tritanopia#944D5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 26.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31 Plum · ΔE 32.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 34.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.3 Purple · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 26.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C8D5F

Analogous#804C8D, #8D4C5A

Triadic#7A8D4C, #4C7A8D

Split complementary#5A8D4C, #4C8D80

Tetradic#8D804C, #4C8D5F, #4C5A8D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0C5D8

Lighter +30%#CEA4C2

Lighter +20%#BC83AB

Lighter +10%#AA6295

Darker −10%#6C3A5D

Darker −20%#4B2841

Darker −30%#2A1624

Darker −40%#080507

More saturated +25%#A83185

Less saturated −25%#72676F

Channel breakdown

R141

G76

B122

Red141 (55.3%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue317.54°

Saturation (HSL)29.95%

Lightness42.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8D · G 4C · B 7A

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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