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Recognised as Colour

#8E004F

  • #8E004F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#8E004F is a magenta with RGB values 142, 0, 79 and HSL 327°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#8E004F#8E004F
HEX#8E004F
RGBrgb(142, 0, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0, 0.3098
RGB percentages55.7%, 0%, 31%
HSLhsl(326.6, 100%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.6, 100%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 44.4%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,306,191
CSS custom property--colour: #8E004F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#71FFB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C3750no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#51504Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9B002Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 24Pale violetred · ΔE 32.3Purple · ΔE 32.7Dark magenta · ΔE 35.6Brown · ΔE 35.8Indian red · ΔE 36.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 23.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#008E3F
Analogous#86008E, #8E0008
Triadic#4F8E00, #004F8E
Split complementary#088E00, #008E86
Tetradic#8E8600, #008E3F, #00088E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF5BB6
Lighter +30%#FF28A0
Lighter +20%#F40088
Lighter +10%#C1006B
Darker −10%#5B0033
Darker −20%#280016
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8E004F
Less saturated −25%#7C124D

Channel breakdown

R142
G0
B79
Red142 (55.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue326.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 00 · B 4F

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