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Recognised as Colour

#8E0556

  • #8E0556
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#8E0556 is a magenta with RGB values 142, 5, 86 and HSL 325°, 93%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#8E0556#8E0556
HEX#8E0556
RGBrgb(142, 5, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.0196, 0.3373
RGB percentages55.7%, 2%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(324.5, 93.2%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.5, 96.5%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 96.5%, 39.4%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,307,478
CSS custom property--colour: #8E0556;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#71FAA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B3958no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#505053no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9A0031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 22.2Purple · ΔE 28.9Dark magenta · ΔE 31.8Pale violetred · ΔE 32.5Hot pink · ΔE 36Deep pink · ΔE 38.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 22.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#058E3D
Analogous#82058E, #8E0511
Triadic#568E05, #05568E
Split complementary#118E05, #058E82
Tetradic#8E8205, #058E3D, #05128E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FA65BD
Lighter +30%#F834A8
Lighter +20%#F10892
Lighter +10%#BF0774
Darker −10%#5D0338
Darker −20%#2B021A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#930057
Less saturated −25%#7C1753

Channel breakdown

R142
G5
B86
Red142 (55.7%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue324.53°
Saturation (HSL)93.2%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 05 · B 56

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