Recognised as Colour

#8E6F8E

#8E6F8E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#8E6F8E is a magenta with RGB values 142, 111, 142 and HSL 300°, 12%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#8E6F8E#8E6F8E

HEX#8E6F8E

RGBrgb(142, 111, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4353, 0.5569

RGB percentages55.7%, 43.5%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(300, 12.3%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 21.8%, 55.7%)

CMYK0%, 21.8%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,334,670

CSS custom property--colour: #8E6F8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.81:1

Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#719071

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D768Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#747A8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Tritanopia#90717Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 20.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8 Gray · ΔE 21.9 Dim grey · ΔE 22.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.8 Dark grey · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 20.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6F8E6F

Analogous#7F6F8E, #8E6F7F

Triadic#8E8E6F, #6F8E8E

Split complementary#7F8E6F, #6F8E7F

Tetradic#8E7F6F, #6F8E6F, #6F7F8E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8E1E8

Lighter +30%#D1C5D1

Lighter +20%#BBA8BB

Lighter +10%#A58BA5

Darker −10%#715971

Darker −20%#554255

Darker −30%#382C38

Darker −40%#1C151C

More saturated +25%#AE4FAE

Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R142

G111

B142

Red142 (55.7%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)12.25%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 8E · G 6F · B 8E

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Colour values

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