Colour

#8E177A

#8E177A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#8E177A is a magenta with RGB values 142, 23, 122 and HSL 310°, 72%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8E177A

RGBrgb(142, 23, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.0902, 0.4784

RGB percentages55.7%, 9%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(310.1, 72.1%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(310.1, 83.8%, 55.7%)

CMYK0%, 83.8%, 14.1%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,312,122

CSS custom property--colour: #8E177A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.22:1

Contrast with white8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#71E885

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A447Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#475577no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original

Tritanopia#962149no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 10.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 13.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 21.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.7 Medium orchid · ΔE 29 Indigo · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 10.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#178E2B

Analogous#67178E, #8E173E

Triadic#7A8E17, #177A8E

Split complementary#3E8E17, #178E67

Tetradic#8E6717, #178E2B, #173E8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EB86DA

Lighter +30%#E45ACD

Lighter +20%#DD2EC0

Lighter +10%#BA1EA0

Darker −10%#621054

Darker −20%#36092F

Darker −30%#0A0209

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A30288

Less saturated −25%#792C6C

Channel breakdown

R142

G23

B122

Red142 (55.7%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue310.08°

Saturation (HSL)72.12%

Lightness32.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8E · G 17 · B 7A

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