Colour

#8F2C8F

#8F2C8F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#8F2C8F is a magenta with RGB values 143, 44, 143 and HSL 300°, 53%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8F2C8F#8F2C8F

HEX#8F2C8F

RGBrgb(143, 44, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.1725, 0.5608

RGB percentages56.1%, 17.3%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(300, 52.9%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 69.2%, 56.1%)

CMYK0%, 69.2%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,383,055

CSS custom property--colour: #8F2C8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.18:1

Contrast with white7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#70D370

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D4F92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#455C8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original

Tritanopia#933A5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 9.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 11.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 22 Indigo · ΔE 25.7 Orchid · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 9.47, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2C8F2C

Analogous#5E2C8F, #8F2C5E

Triadic#8F8F2C, #2C8F8F

Split complementary#5E8F2C, #2C8F5E

Tetradic#8F5E2C, #2C8F2C, #2C5E8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E3A4E3

Lighter +30%#D77DD7

Lighter +20%#CB56CB

Lighter +10%#B638B6

Darker −10%#682068

Darker −20%#411441

Darker −30%#1A081A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A615A6

Less saturated −25%#784378

Channel breakdown

R143

G44

B143

Red143 (56.1%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)52.94%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 2C · B 8F

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