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Recognised as Colour

#8F1553

  • #8F1553
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#8F1553 is a magenta with RGB values 143, 21, 83 and HSL 330°, 74%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#8F1553#8F1553
HEX#8F1553
RGBrgb(143, 21, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.0824, 0.3255
RGB percentages56.1%, 8.2%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(329.5, 74.4%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.5, 85.3%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 85.3%, 42%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,377,107
CSS custom property--colour: #8F1553;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#70EAAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#323D54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original
Deuteranopia#545350no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9B0033no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 25.1Pale violetred · ΔE 30Purple · ΔE 33Indian red · ΔE 34.9Brown · ΔE 35.3Dark magenta · ΔE 36
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 25.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#158F51
Analogous#8E158F, #8F1516
Triadic#538F15, #15538F
Split complementary#168F15, #158F8E
Tetradic#8F8E15, #158F51, #15168F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ED83B9
Lighter +30%#E657A0
Lighter +20%#E02A86
Lighter +10%#BB1C6D
Darker −10%#630E39
Darker −20%#36081F
Darker −30%#0A0106
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A30053
Less saturated −25%#7A2953

Channel breakdown

R143
G21
B83
Red143 (56.1%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue329.51°
Saturation (HSL)74.39%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 15 · B 53

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