Colour

#8F428D

#8F428D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#8F428D is a magenta with RGB values 143, 66, 141 and HSL 302°, 37%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8F428D

RGBrgb(143, 66, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.2588, 0.5529

RGB percentages56.1%, 25.9%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(301.6, 36.8%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301.6, 53.8%, 56.1%)

CMYK0%, 53.8%, 1.4%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,388,685

CSS custom property--colour: #8F428D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.3:1

Contrast with white6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#70BD72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C598Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#53648Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original

Tritanopia#934A61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 21.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.8 Orchid · ΔE 26.2 Medium purple · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 21.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#428F44

Analogous#6A428F, #8F4267

Triadic#8D8F42, #428D8F

Split complementary#678F42, #428F6A

Tetradic#8F6A42, #428F44, #42678F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0BDDF

Lighter +30%#D09ACF

Lighter +20%#C077BE

Lighter +10%#B054AE

Darker −10%#6C326B

Darker −20%#492248

Darker −30%#261226

Darker −40%#030203

More saturated +25%#A928A6

Less saturated −25%#755C74

Channel breakdown

R143

G66

B141

Red143 (56.1%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue301.56°

Saturation (HSL)36.84%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8F · G 42 · B 8D

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