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Recognised as Colour

#8E6F7F

  • #8E6F7F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Gray

#8E6F7F is a magenta with RGB values 142, 111, 127 and HSL 329°, 12%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#8E6F7F#8E6F7F
HEX#8E6F7F
RGBrgb(142, 111, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4353, 0.498
RGB percentages55.7%, 43.5%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(329, 12.3%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329, 21.8%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 21.8%, 10.6%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,334,655
CSS custom property--colour: #8E6F7F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#719080

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#717580no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#78797Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#926F74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 15.9Dim grey · ΔE 16.6Rosy brown · ΔE 17.2Slate grey · ΔE 18.5Light slate grey · ΔE 19.4Dark grey · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 15.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6F8E7E
Analogous#8E6F8E, #8E6F70
Triadic#7F8E6F, #6F7F8E
Split complementary#708E6F, #6F8E8E
Tetradic#8E8D6F, #6F8E7E, #6F708E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E1E5
Lighter +30%#D1C5CB
Lighter +20%#BBA8B2
Lighter +10%#A58B98
Darker −10%#715965
Darker −20%#55424C
Darker −30%#382C32
Darker −40%#1C1519
More saturated +25%#AE4F80
Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R142
G111
B127
Red142 (55.7%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue329.03°
Saturation (HSL)12.25%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 6F · B 7F

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