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Recognised as Colour

#8F2C82

  • #8F2C82
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8F2C82 is a magenta with RGB values 143, 44, 130 and HSL 308°, 53%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8F2C82#8F2C82
HEX#8F2C82
RGBrgb(143, 44, 130)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.1725, 0.5098
RGB percentages56.1%, 17.3%, 51%
HSLhsl(307.9, 52.9%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.9, 69.2%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 69.2%, 9.1%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,383,042
CSS custom property--colour: #8F2C82;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#70D37D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#294D84no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C5B80no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Tritanopia#963453no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 13.9Dark magenta · ΔE 16.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.2Medium violet red · ΔE 24.3Orchid · ΔE 27.6Medium orchid · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 13.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C8F39
Analogous#6B2C8F, #8F2C51
Triadic#828F2C, #2C828F
Split complementary#518F2C, #2C8F6A
Tetradic#8F6B2C, #2C8F39, #2C518F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3A4DB
Lighter +30%#D77DCB
Lighter +20%#CB56BC
Lighter +10%#B638A5
Darker −10%#68205F
Darker −20%#41143B
Darker −30%#1A0818
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A61593
Less saturated −25%#784371

Channel breakdown

R143
G44
B130
Red143 (56.1%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue130 (51%)
Hue307.88°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 2C · B 82

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