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Recognised as Colour

#8F4495

  • #8F4495
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8F4495 is a magenta with RGB values 143, 68, 149 and HSL 296°, 37%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8F4495#8F4495
HEX#8F4495
RGBrgb(143, 68, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.2667, 0.5843
RGB percentages56.1%, 26.7%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(295.6, 37.3%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.6, 54.4%, 58.4%)
CMYK4%, 54.4%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,389,205
CSS custom property--colour: #8F4495;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#70BB6A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#395C98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#516593no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#924E66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.5Purple · ΔE 19.9Dark magenta · ΔE 22.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.6Orchid · ΔE 24.5Medium purple · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 18.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A9544
Analogous#664495, #954473
Triadic#958F44, #44958F
Split complementary#739544, #449566
Tetradic#956744, #4A9544, #447395

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1C2E3
Lighter +30%#CF9FD3
Lighter +20%#BE7CC3
Lighter +10%#AC59B3
Darker −10%#6D3472
Darker −20%#4C244F
Darker −30%#2A142C
Darker −40%#090409
More saturated +25%#A629B0
Less saturated −25%#785F7A

Channel breakdown

R143
G68
B149
Red143 (56.1%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue295.56°
Saturation (HSL)37.33%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 44 · B 95

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