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Recognised as Colour

#8D5585

  • #8D5585
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#8D5585 is a magenta with RGB values 141, 85, 133 and HSL 309°, 25%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8D5585#8D5585
HEX#8D5585
RGBrgb(141, 85, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.3333, 0.5216
RGB percentages55.3%, 33.3%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(308.6, 24.8%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.6, 39.7%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 39.7%, 5.7%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,262,469
CSS custom property--colour: #8D5585;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#72AA7A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#546387no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#626B83no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Tritanopia#925867no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 28.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.6Plum · ΔE 29.8Rosy brown · ΔE 33.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.2Slate grey · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 28.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#558D5D
Analogous#79558D, #8D5569
Triadic#858D55, #55858D
Split complementary#698D55, #558D79
Tetradic#8D7955, #558D5D, #55698D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1CDDE
Lighter +30%#CEADC9
Lighter +20%#BB8DB4
Lighter +10%#A76E9F
Darker −10%#6D4267
Darker −20%#4D2F49
Darker −30%#2E1B2B
Darker −40%#0E080D
More saturated +25%#A93999
Less saturated −25%#717171

Channel breakdown

R141
G85
B133
Red141 (55.3%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue308.57°
Saturation (HSL)24.78%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 55 · B 85

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