Recognised as Colour

#8D5275

#8D5275
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8D5275 is a magenta with RGB values 141, 82, 117 and HSL 324°, 26%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#8D5275

RGBrgb(141, 82, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.3216, 0.4588

RGB percentages55.3%, 32.2%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(324.4, 26.5%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(324.4, 41.8%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 41.8%, 17%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,261,685

CSS custom property--colour: #8D5275;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1

Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#72AD8A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#565F76no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Deuteranopia#656873no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Tritanopia#94525Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 25.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 29.2 Dim grey · ΔE 31.2 Gray · ΔE 33 Plum · ΔE 33.3 Slate grey · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 25.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#528D6A

Analogous#88528D, #8D5257

Triadic#758D52, #52758D

Split complementary#578D52, #528D88

Tetradic#8D8852, #528D6A, #52578D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0CBD8

Lighter +30%#CEAABF

Lighter +20%#BB8AA7

Lighter +10%#A86A8F

Darker −10%#6D3F5A

Darker −20%#4D2C3F

Darker −30%#2C1A25

Darker −40%#0C070A

More saturated +25%#A9367A

Less saturated −25%#716E70

Channel breakdown

R141

G82

B117

Red141 (55.3%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue324.41°

Saturation (HSL)26.46%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8D · G 52 · B 75

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