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Recognised as Colour

#8F2D89

  • #8F2D89
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8F2D89 is a magenta with RGB values 143, 45, 137 and HSL 304°, 52%, 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

#8F2D89#8F2D89
HEX#8F2D89
RGBrgb(143, 45, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.1765, 0.5373
RGB percentages56.1%, 17.6%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(303.7, 52.1%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.7, 68.5%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 68.5%, 4.2%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,383,305
CSS custom property--colour: #8F2D89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#70D276

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#254E8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Deuteranopia#495C86no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Tritanopia#943857no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 11.5Dark magenta · ΔE 14Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.5Medium orchid · ΔE 24.7Medium violet red · ΔE 25.5Orchid · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 11.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D8F33
Analogous#642D8F, #8F2D58
Triadic#898F2D, #2D898F
Split complementary#588F2D, #2D8F64
Tetradic#8F642D, #2D8F33, #2D588F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3A5DF
Lighter +30%#D77ED1
Lighter +20%#CA58C3
Lighter +10%#B639AE
Darker −10%#682164
Darker −20%#41153F
Darker −30%#1B081A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A7159E
Less saturated −25%#784574

Channel breakdown

R143
G45
B137
Red143 (56.1%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue303.67°
Saturation (HSL)52.13%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 2D · B 89

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