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Recognised as Colour

#8F336E

  • #8F336E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#8F336E is a magenta with RGB values 143, 51, 110 and HSL 322°, 47%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#8F336E#8F336E
HEX#8F336E
RGBrgb(143, 51, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.2, 0.4314
RGB percentages56.1%, 20%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(321.5, 47.4%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.5, 64.3%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 64.3%, 23.1%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,384,814
CSS custom property--colour: #8F336E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#70CC91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C4C70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#565C6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Tritanopia#98324Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 26.9Purple · ΔE 26.9Pale violetred · ΔE 28.1Dark magenta · ΔE 30.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 26.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#338F54
Analogous#82338F, #8F3340
Triadic#6E8F33, #336E8F
Split complementary#408F33, #338F82
Tetradic#8F8233, #338F54, #33408F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2ACCF
Lighter +30%#D487B8
Lighter +20%#C761A2
Lighter +10%#B5408B
Darker −10%#692651
Darker −20%#441834
Darker −30%#1E0B17
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A71B75
Less saturated −25%#774B67

Channel breakdown

R143
G51
B110
Red143 (56.1%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue321.52°
Saturation (HSL)47.42%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 33 · B 6E

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