Recognised as Colour

#8E4F74

#8E4F74
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8E4F74 is a magenta with RGB values 142, 79, 116 and HSL 325°, 29%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#8E4F74

RGBrgb(142, 79, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.3098, 0.4549

RGB percentages55.7%, 31%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(324.8, 28.5%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(324.8, 44.4%, 55.7%)

CMYK0%, 44.4%, 18.3%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,326,452

CSS custom property--colour: #8E4F74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.96:1

Contrast with white5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#71B08B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#545D75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#646772no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Tritanopia#954F5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 25.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.6 Dim grey · ΔE 33.1 Plum · ΔE 33.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.9 Gray · ΔE 34.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 25.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4F8E69

Analogous#894F8E, #8E4F54

Triadic#748E4F, #4F748E

Split complementary#558E4F, #4F8E89

Tetradic#8E894F, #4F8E69, #4F548E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1C8D7

Lighter +30%#CEA8BE

Lighter +20%#BC87A6

Lighter +10%#AA668E

Darker −10%#6D3D59

Darker −20%#4C2B3E

Darker −30%#2C1824

Darker −40%#0B0609

More saturated +25%#AA3379

Less saturated −25%#726B6F

Channel breakdown

R142

G79

B116

Red142 (55.7%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue324.76°

Saturation (HSL)28.51%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8E · G 4F · B 74

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