Colour

#8E1C86

#8E1C86
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#8E1C86 is a magenta with RGB values 142, 28, 134 and HSL 304°, 67%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8E1C86#8E1C86

HEX#8E1C86

RGBrgb(142, 28, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.1098, 0.5255

RGB percentages55.7%, 11%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(304.2, 67.1%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(304.2, 80.3%, 55.7%)

CMYK0%, 80.3%, 5.6%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,313,414

CSS custom property--colour: #8E1C86;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.89:1

Contrast with white7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#71E379

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0E4789no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#425783no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original

Tritanopia#942C51no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 6.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 8.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 24.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.3 Indigo · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 6.55, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1C8E24

Analogous#5D1C8E, #8E1C4D

Triadic#868E1C, #1C868E

Split complementary#4D8E1C, #1C8E5D

Tetradic#8E5D1C, #1C8E24, #1C4D8E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E98DE2

Lighter +30%#E063D7

Lighter +20%#D838CD

Lighter +10%#B924AE

Darker −10%#63145E

Darker −20%#390B36

Darker −30%#0E030D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A30798

Less saturated −25%#793174

Channel breakdown

R142

G28

B134

Red142 (55.7%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue304.21°

Saturation (HSL)67.06%

Lightness33.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8E · G 1C · B 86

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