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Recognised as Colour

#8D5885

  • #8D5885
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#8D5885 is a magenta with RGB values 141, 88, 133 and HSL 309°, 23%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8D5885#8D5885
HEX#8D5885
RGBrgb(141, 88, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.3451, 0.5216
RGB percentages55.3%, 34.5%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(309.1, 23.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.1, 37.6%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 37.6%, 5.7%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,263,237
CSS custom property--colour: #8D5885;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#72A77A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#576587no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#646C83no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#915B69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 28.1Plum · ΔE 29.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.6Rosy brown · ΔE 31.9Slate grey · ΔE 32.8Dim grey · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 28.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#588D60
Analogous#7B588D, #8D586B
Triadic#858D58, #58858D
Split complementary#6A8D58, #588D7B
Tetradic#8D7B58, #588D60, #586A8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1D0DF
Lighter +30%#CEB0C9
Lighter +20%#BA91B4
Lighter +10%#A7719F
Darker −10%#6E4467
Darker −20%#4E314A
Darker −30%#2F1D2C
Darker −40%#0F0A0F
More saturated +25%#AA3B99
Less saturated −25%#737373

Channel breakdown

R141
G88
B133
Red141 (55.3%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue309.06°
Saturation (HSL)23.14%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 58 · B 85

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