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Colour

#8D5B95

  • #8D5B95
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8D5B95 is a magenta with RGB values 141, 91, 149 and HSL 292°, 24%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#8D5B95#8D5B95
HEX#8D5B95
RGBrgb(141, 91, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.3569, 0.5843
RGB percentages55.3%, 35.7%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(291.7, 24.2%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.7, 38.9%, 58.4%)
CMYK5.4%, 38.9%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,264,021
CSS custom property--colour: #8D5B95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#72A46A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#546997no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#616F93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8F6271no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.4Plum · ΔE 27.4Medium purple · ΔE 28.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.6Orchid · ΔE 31.7Pale violetred · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#63955B
Analogous#705B95, #955B80
Triadic#958D5B, #5B958D
Split complementary#80955B, #5B9570
Tetradic#95705B, #63955B, #5B8095

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4D6E6
Lighter +30%#CFB6D3
Lighter +20%#BA97BF
Lighter +10%#A577AC
Darker −10%#6F4875
Darker −20%#513456
Darker −30%#332136
Darker −40%#150E16
More saturated +25%#A33DB3
Less saturated −25%#787878

Channel breakdown

R141
G91
B149
Red141 (55.3%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue291.72°
Saturation (HSL)24.17%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 5B · B 95

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