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Recognised as Colour

#8E458B

  • #8E458B
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8E458B is a magenta with RGB values 142, 69, 139 and HSL 302°, 35%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8E458B#8E458B
HEX#8E458B
RGBrgb(142, 69, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.2706, 0.5451
RGB percentages55.7%, 27.1%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(302.5, 34.6%, 41.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.5, 51.4%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 51.4%, 2.1%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,323,915
CSS custom property--colour: #8E458B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#71BA74

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#405A8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#556489no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Tritanopia#924C62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.3Purple · ΔE 23.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.7Dark magenta · ΔE 26.6Orchid · ΔE 27.5Medium purple · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 23.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#458E48
Analogous#6D458E, #8E4566
Triadic#8B8E45, #458B8E
Split complementary#668E45, #458E6D
Tetradic#8E6D45, #458E48, #45668E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0BFDF
Lighter +30%#CF9DCD
Lighter +20%#BF7ABC
Lighter +10%#AE58AA
Darker −10%#6C3469
Darker −20%#492448
Darker −30%#271326
Darker −40%#050205
More saturated +25%#A82BA3
Less saturated −25%#745F73

Channel breakdown

R142
G69
B139
Red142 (55.7%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue302.47°
Saturation (HSL)34.6%
Lightness41.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 45 · B 8B

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