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Recognised as Colour

#8F08AA

  • #8F08AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#8F08AA is a magenta with RGB values 143, 8, 170 and HSL 290°, 91%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#8F08AA#8F08AA
HEX#8F08AA
RGBrgb(143, 8, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.0314, 0.6667
RGB percentages56.1%, 3.1%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(290, 91%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290, 95.3%, 66.7%)
CMYK15.9%, 95.3%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,373,866
CSS custom property--colour: #8F08AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#70F755

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C58A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8F3863no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11Dark magenta · ΔE 14.8Purple · ΔE 19Medium orchid · ΔE 20.2Dark violet · ΔE 20.5Indigo · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#23AA08
Analogous#3E08AA, #AA0874
Triadic#AA8F08, #08AA8F
Split complementary#74AA08, #08AA3E
Tetradic#AA3E08, #23AA08, #0874AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E685F9
Lighter +30%#DC54F7
Lighter +20%#D223F5
Lighter +10%#B80ADB
Darker −10%#660679
Darker −20%#3D0349
Darker −30%#140118
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9400B2
Less saturated −25%#801E94

Channel breakdown

R143
G8
B170
Red143 (56.1%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue290°
Saturation (HSL)91.01%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 08 · B AA

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