Colour

#8F0157

#8F0157
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#8F0157 is a magenta with RGB values 143, 1, 87 and HSL 324°, 99%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#8F0157#8F0157

HEX#8F0157

RGBrgb(143, 1, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.0039, 0.3412

RGB percentages56.1%, 0.4%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(323.7, 98.6%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(323.7, 99.3%, 56.1%)

CMYK0%, 99.3%, 39.2%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,371,991

CSS custom property--colour: #8F0157;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.09:1

Contrast with white9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#70FEA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#293959no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#505154no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original

Tritanopia#9B0031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 21.3 Purple · ΔE 28.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 31 Pale violetred · ΔE 32.9 Hot pink · ΔE 35.7 Deep pink · ΔE 37.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 21.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#018F39

Analogous#80018F, #8F0110

Triadic#578F01, #01578F

Split complementary#108F01, #018F80

Tetradic#8F8001, #018F39, #01108F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE5EBF

Lighter +30%#FE2BAB

Lighter +20%#F40295

Lighter +10%#C20176

Darker −10%#5C0138

Darker −20%#2A0019

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#900057

Less saturated −25%#7D1353

Channel breakdown

R143

B87

Red143 (56.1%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue323.66°

Saturation (HSL)98.61%

Lightness28.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8F · G 01 · B 57

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