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Recognised as Colour

#8F4297

  • #8F4297
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8F4297 is a magenta with RGB values 143, 66, 151 and HSL 294°, 39%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8F4297#8F4297
HEX#8F4297
RGBrgb(143, 66, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.2588, 0.5922
RGB percentages56.1%, 25.9%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(294.4, 39.2%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.4, 56.3%, 59.2%)
CMYK5.3%, 56.3%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,388,695
CSS custom property--colour: #8F4297;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#70BD68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#355B9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F6495no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Tritanopia#924D66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.1Purple · ΔE 18.3Dark magenta · ΔE 20.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.8Medium orchid · ΔE 23.9Orchid · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 17.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A9742
Analogous#654297, #974274
Triadic#978F42, #42978F
Split complementary#749742, #429765
Tetradic#976542, #4A9742, #427497

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1C1E4
Lighter +30%#CF9ED4
Lighter +20%#BE7AC5
Lighter +10%#AC57B5
Darker −10%#6D3274
Darker −20%#4C2350
Darker −30%#2A132D
Darker −40%#090409
More saturated +25%#A527B2
Less saturated −25%#795D7C

Channel breakdown

R143
G66
B151
Red143 (56.1%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue294.35°
Saturation (HSL)39.17%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 42 · B 97

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