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Recognised as Colour

#8F1B79

  • #8F1B79
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8F1B79 is a magenta with RGB values 143, 27, 121 and HSL 311°, 68%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8F1B79#8F1B79
HEX#8F1B79
RGBrgb(143, 27, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.1059, 0.4745
RGB percentages56.1%, 10.6%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(311.4, 68.2%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.4, 81.1%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 81.1%, 15.4%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,378,681
CSS custom property--colour: #8F1B79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#70E486

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#20457Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#495676no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Tritanopia#972349no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 12.4Dark magenta · ΔE 15.2Medium violet red · ΔE 21.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.4Medium orchid · ΔE 29.8Orchid · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1B8F31
Analogous#6B1B8F, #8F1B3F
Triadic#798F1B, #1B798F
Split complementary#3F8F1B, #1B8F6B
Tetradic#8F6B1B, #1B8F31, #1B3F8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E98DD8
Lighter +30%#E162C9
Lighter +20%#D937BA
Lighter +10%#BA239D
Darker −10%#641355
Darker −20%#390B30
Darker −30%#0E030C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A40686
Less saturated −25%#7A306C

Channel breakdown

R143
G27
B121
Red143 (56.1%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue311.38°
Saturation (HSL)68.24%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 1B · B 79

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