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Colour

#8E1399

  • #8E1399
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#8E1399 is a magenta with RGB values 142, 19, 153 and HSL 295°, 78%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#8E1399#8E1399
HEX#8E1399
RGBrgb(142, 19, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.0745, 0.6
RGB percentages55.7%, 7.5%, 60%
HSLhsl(295.1, 77.9%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.1, 87.6%, 60%)
CMYK7.2%, 87.6%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,311,129
CSS custom property--colour: #8E1399;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.77:1
Contrast with white7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#71EC66

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004A9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#325796no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Tritanopia#91325Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 5.3Purple · ΔE 9.4Dark orchid · ΔE 18.9Medium orchid · ΔE 19.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.1Indigo · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 5.26, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1E9913
Analogous#4B1399, #991361
Triadic#998E13, #13998E
Split complementary#619913, #13994B
Tetradic#994B13, #1E9913, #136199

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E888F0
Lighter +30%#DF5AEB
Lighter +20%#D62DE5
Lighter +10%#B819C6
Darker −10%#640D6C
Darker −20%#3A083E
Darker −30%#100211
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9E00AC
Less saturated −25%#7C2884

Channel breakdown

R142
G19
B153
Red142 (55.7%)
Green19 (7.5%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue295.07°
Saturation (HSL)77.91%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 13 · B 99

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