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Recognised as Colour

#8E4572

  • #8E4572
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#8E4572 is a magenta with RGB values 142, 69, 114 and HSL 323°, 35%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8E4572#8E4572
HEX#8E4572
RGBrgb(142, 69, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.2706, 0.4471
RGB percentages55.7%, 27.1%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(323, 34.6%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323, 51.4%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 51.4%, 19.7%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,323,890
CSS custom property--colour: #8E4572;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#71BA8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A5774no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E6370no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Tritanopia#964556no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 25.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.5Medium violet red · ΔE 34.8Purple · ΔE 34.8Plum · ΔE 35.2Rosy brown · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 25.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#458E61
Analogous#86458E, #8E454D
Triadic#728E45, #45728E
Split complementary#4D8E45, #458E86
Tetradic#8E8645, #458E61, #454D8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0BFD3
Lighter +30%#CF9DBC
Lighter +20%#BF7AA4
Lighter +10%#AE588D
Darker −10%#6C3456
Darker −20%#49243B
Darker −30%#27131F
Darker −40%#050204
More saturated +25%#A82B78
Less saturated −25%#745F6C

Channel breakdown

R142
G69
B114
Red142 (55.7%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue323.01°
Saturation (HSL)34.6%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 45 · B 72

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