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Recognised as Colour

#8F01AA

  • #8F01AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8F01AA is a magenta with RGB values 143, 1, 170 and HSL 290°, 99%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8F01AA#8F01AA
HEX#8F01AA
RGBrgb(143, 1, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.0039, 0.6667
RGB percentages56.1%, 0.4%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(290.4, 98.8%, 33.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.4, 99.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK15.9%, 99.4%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,372,074
CSS custom property--colour: #8F01AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#70FE55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1957A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8F3763no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.1Dark magenta · ΔE 15.5Purple · ΔE 19.7Dark violet · ΔE 19.7Medium orchid · ΔE 21Indigo · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1CAA01
Analogous#3A01AA, #AA0171
Triadic#AA8F01, #01AA8F
Split complementary#71AA01, #01AA3A
Tetradic#AA3A01, #1CAA01, #0171AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E979FE
Lighter +30%#E146FE
Lighter +20%#D813FE
Lighter +10%#BA01DD
Darker −10%#640177
Darker −20%#3A0045
Darker −30%#0F0012
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9000AB
Less saturated −25%#801695

Channel breakdown

R143
G1
B170
Red143 (56.1%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue290.41°
Saturation (HSL)98.83%
Lightness33.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 01 · B AA

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