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Recognised as Colour

#8E658D

  • #8E658D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#8E658D is a magenta with RGB values 142, 101, 141 and HSL 301°, 17%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#8E658D#8E658D
HEX#8E658D
RGBrgb(142, 101, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.3961, 0.5529
RGB percentages55.7%, 39.6%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(301.5, 16.9%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.5, 28.9%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 28.9%, 0.7%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,332,109
CSS custom property--colour: #8E658D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#719A72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#636F8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C748Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#916873no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 26.5Light slate grey · ΔE 27.3Plum · ΔE 27.5Rosy brown · ΔE 27.7Dim grey · ΔE 28.4Gray · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 26.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#658E66
Analogous#7B658E, #8E6578
Triadic#8D8E65, #658D8E
Split complementary#798E65, #658E7A
Tetradic#8E7A65, #658E66, #65788E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5DAE5
Lighter +30%#D0BCCF
Lighter +20%#BA9FBA
Lighter +10%#A581A4
Darker −10%#70506F
Darker −20%#523B52
Darker −30%#352534
Darker −40%#171017
More saturated +25%#AC47AA
Less saturated −25%#797979

Channel breakdown

R142
G101
B141
Red142 (55.7%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue301.46°
Saturation (HSL)16.87%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 65 · B 8D

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