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Recognised as Colour

#8E074D

  • #8E074D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#8E074D is a magenta with RGB values 142, 7, 77 and HSL 329°, 91%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#8E074D#8E074D
HEX#8E074D
RGBrgb(142, 7, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.0275, 0.302
RGB percentages55.7%, 2.7%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(328.9, 90.6%, 29.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.9, 95.1%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 95.1%, 45.8%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,307,981
CSS custom property--colour: #8E074D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06439WCAG 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 9.18:1
Contrast with white9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#71F8B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F384Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#52504Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9B002Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 25.5Pale violetred · ΔE 31.4Brown · ΔE 33.8Purple · ΔE 34.6Indian red · ΔE 34.7Hot pink · ΔE 37.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 25.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#078E48
Analogous#8C078E, #8E0709
Triadic#4D8E07, #074D8E
Split complementary#098E07, #078E8C
Tetradic#8E8C07, #078E48, #07098E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F869B3
Lighter +30%#F5399A
Lighter +20%#EF0C82
Lighter +10%#BF0967
Darker −10%#5D0533
Darker −20%#2D0218
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#95004D
Less saturated −25%#7B1A4C

Channel breakdown

R142
G7
B77
Red142 (55.7%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue328.89°
Saturation (HSL)90.6%
Lightness29.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 07 · B 4D

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