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Recognised as Colour

#8E0664

  • #8E0664
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#8E0664 is a magenta with RGB values 142, 6, 100 and HSL 319°, 92%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#8E0664#8E0664
HEX#8E0664
RGBrgb(142, 6, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.0235, 0.3922
RGB percentages55.7%, 2.4%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(318.5, 91.9%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(318.5, 95.8%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 95.8%, 29.6%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,307,748
CSS custom property--colour: #8E0664;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#71F99B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#233C66no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C5161no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Tritanopia#990039no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 19.5Purple · ΔE 20.7Dark magenta · ΔE 23.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.2Hot pink · ΔE 35.3Pale violetred · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 19.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#068E30
Analogous#74068E, #8E0620
Triadic#648E06, #06648E
Split complementary#208E06, #068E74
Tetradic#8E7406, #068E30, #06208E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F967CC
Lighter +30%#F736BB
Lighter +20%#F00AA9
Lighter +10%#BF0886
Darker −10%#5D0442
Darker −20%#2C021F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#940066
Less saturated −25%#7C195D

Channel breakdown

R142
G6
B100
Red142 (55.7%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue318.53°
Saturation (HSL)91.89%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 06 · B 64

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