Colour

#8F4779

#8F4779
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8F4779 is a magenta with RGB values 143, 71, 121 and HSL 318°, 34%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#8F4779

RGBrgb(143, 71, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.2784, 0.4745

RGB percentages56.1%, 27.8%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(318.3, 33.6%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(318.3, 50.3%, 56.1%)

CMYK0%, 50.3%, 15.4%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,389,945

CSS custom property--colour: #8F4779;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#70B886

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A597Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E6477no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Tritanopia#96485Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 26.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.1 Purple · ΔE 32.7 Plum · ΔE 33.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 26.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#478F5D

Analogous#81478F, #8F4755

Triadic#798F47, #47798F

Split complementary#558F47, #478F81

Tetradic#8F8147, #478F5D, #47558F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0C2D7

Lighter +30%#D09FC1

Lighter +20%#BF7DAB

Lighter +10%#AE5B95

Darker −10%#6D365C

Darker −20%#4B253F

Darker −30%#291422

Darker −40%#070306

More saturated +25%#AA2C83

Less saturated −25%#74626F

Channel breakdown

R143

G71

B121

Red143 (56.1%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue318.33°

Saturation (HSL)33.64%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8F · G 47 · B 79

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