Colour

#8F00A9

#8F00A9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#8F00A9 is a magenta with RGB values 143, 0, 169 and HSL 291°, 100%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8F00A9#8F00A9

HEX#8F00A9

RGBrgb(143, 0, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0, 0.6627

RGB percentages56.1%, 0%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(290.8, 100%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.8, 100%, 66.3%)

CMYK15.4%, 100%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,371,817

CSS custom property--colour: #8F00A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.66:1

Contrast with white7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#70FF56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004BADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A57A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original

Tritanopia#8F3662no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 15.1 Purple · ΔE 19.3 Dark violet · ΔE 20.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 21 Indigo · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1AA900

Analogous#3A00A9, #A9006F

Triadic#A98F00, #00A98F

Split complementary#6EA900, #00A93B

Tetradic#A93B00, #1AA900, #006FA9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EA76FF

Lighter +30%#E243FF

Lighter +20%#DA10FF

Lighter +10%#BA00DC

Darker −10%#640076

Darker −20%#390043

Darker −30%#0E0010

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8F00A9

Less saturated −25%#801594

Channel breakdown

R143

B169

Red143 (56.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue290.77°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness33.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 00 · B A9

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