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Recognised as Colour

#8F1987

  • #8F1987
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8F1987 is a magenta with RGB values 143, 25, 135 and HSL 304°, 70%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8F1987#8F1987
HEX#8F1987
RGBrgb(143, 25, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.098, 0.5294
RGB percentages56.1%, 9.8%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(304.1, 70.2%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.1, 82.5%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 82.5%, 5.6%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,378,183
CSS custom property--colour: #8F1987;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#70E678

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#08478Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#425784no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Tritanopia#952A51no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 5.9Dark magenta · ΔE 7.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 21Medium orchid · ΔE 23.9Medium violet red · ΔE 24.2Indigo · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 5.91, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#198F21
Analogous#5C198F, #8F194C
Triadic#878F19, #19878F
Split complementary#4C8F19, #198F5C
Tetradic#8F5C19, #198F21, #194C8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EA8AE4
Lighter +30%#E35EDA
Lighter +20%#DB33D0
Lighter +10%#BA21B0
Darker −10%#64115E
Darker −20%#380A35
Darker −30%#0D020C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A40499
Less saturated −25%#7A2E75

Channel breakdown

R143
G25
B135
Red143 (56.1%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue304.07°
Saturation (HSL)70.24%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 19 · B 87

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