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Recognised as Colour

#8E1965

  • #8E1965
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#8E1965 is a magenta with RGB values 142, 25, 101 and HSL 321°, 70%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#8E1965#8E1965
HEX#8E1965
RGBrgb(142, 25, 101)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.098, 0.3961
RGB percentages55.7%, 9.8%, 39.6%
HSLhsl(321, 70.1%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321, 82.4%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 82.4%, 28.9%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,312,613
CSS custom property--colour: #8E1965;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#71E69A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C4067no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F5462no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Tritanopia#98143Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 21.4Purple · ΔE 22.8Dark magenta · ΔE 25.9Pale violetred · ΔE 32.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.2Hot pink · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 21.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#198E42
Analogous#7D198E, #8E192A
Triadic#658E19, #19658E
Split complementary#2A8E19, #198E7D
Tetradic#8E7D19, #198E42, #192A8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EA89C8
Lighter +30%#E35DB4
Lighter +20%#DB32A0
Lighter +10%#B92184
Darker −10%#631146
Darker −20%#370A27
Darker −30%#0C0208
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A3046B
Less saturated −25%#792E5F

Channel breakdown

R142
G25
B101
Red142 (55.7%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue101 (39.6%)
Hue321.03°
Saturation (HSL)70.06%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 19 · B 65

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