Colour

#8F3D7A

#8F3D7A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#8F3D7A is a magenta with RGB values 143, 61, 122 and HSL 315°, 40%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8F3D7A

RGBrgb(143, 61, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.2392, 0.4784

RGB percentages56.1%, 23.9%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(315.4, 40.2%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(315.4, 57.3%, 56.1%)

CMYK0%, 57.3%, 14.7%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,387,386

CSS custom property--colour: #8F3D7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.74:1

Contrast with white6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#70C285

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#40537Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#586078no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Tritanopia#964056no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 26.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 29.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 29.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 26.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3D8F52

Analogous#7B3D8F, #8F3D51

Triadic#7A8F3D, #3D7A8F

Split complementary#518F3D, #3D8F7B

Tetradic#8F7B3D, #3D8F52, #3D518F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1B8D6

Lighter +30%#D194C2

Lighter +20%#C270AD

Lighter +10%#B34C99

Darker −10%#6B2E5C

Darker −20%#481F3D

Darker −30%#240F1F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A92486

Less saturated −25%#76576E

Channel breakdown

R143

G61

B122

Red143 (56.1%)

Green61 (23.9%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue315.37°

Saturation (HSL)40.2%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8F · G 3D · B 7A

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