Colour

#8E6885

#8E6885
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#8E6885 is a magenta with RGB values 142, 104, 133 and HSL 314°, 15%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#8E6885

RGBrgb(142, 104, 133)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4078, 0.5216

RGB percentages55.7%, 40.8%, 52.2%

HSLhsl(314.2, 15.4%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(314.2, 26.8%, 55.7%)

CMYK0%, 26.8%, 6.3%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,332,869

CSS custom property--colour: #8E6885;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#71977A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#687086no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#717684no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Tritanopia#926972no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 22.6 Slate grey · ΔE 22.7 Dim grey · ΔE 23 Gray · ΔE 23.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 22.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#688E71

Analogous#84688E, #8E6872

Triadic#858E68, #68858E

Split complementary#728E68, #688E84

Tetradic#8E8468, #688E71, #68728E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6DCE3

Lighter +30%#D0BFCC

Lighter +20%#BBA1B5

Lighter +10%#A5849D

Darker −10%#715269

Darker −20%#533D4E

Darker −30%#362732

Darker −40%#181217

More saturated +25%#AD4995

Less saturated −25%#7B7B7B

Channel breakdown

R142

G104

B133

Red142 (55.7%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue133 (52.2%)

Hue314.21°

Saturation (HSL)15.45%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8E · G 68 · B 85

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