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Recognised as Colour

#8E6093

  • #8E6093
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#8E6093 is a magenta with RGB values 142, 96, 147 and HSL 294°, 21%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#8E6093#8E6093
HEX#8E6093
RGBrgb(142, 96, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.3765, 0.5765
RGB percentages55.7%, 37.6%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(294.1, 21%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.1, 34.7%, 57.6%)
CMYK3.4%, 34.7%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,330,835
CSS custom property--colour: #8E6093;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#719F6C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B6D95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#667291no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#906573no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 26.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1Pale violetred · ΔE 30.6Medium purple · ΔE 31.9Slate grey · ΔE 31.9Light slate grey · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 26.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#659360
Analogous#756093, #93607E
Triadic#938E60, #60938E
Split complementary#7E9360, #609374
Tetradic#937460, #659360, #607E93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5D9E6
Lighter +30%#D0BAD2
Lighter +20%#BA9BBE
Lighter +10%#A57CAA
Darker −10%#704C74
Darker −20%#523855
Darker −30%#352436
Darker −40%#170F18
More saturated +25%#A642B1
Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R142
G96
B147
Red142 (55.7%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue294.12°
Saturation (HSL)20.99%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 60 · B 93

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