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Recognised as Colour

#8F4A78

  • #8F4A78
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#8F4A78 is a magenta with RGB values 143, 74, 120 and HSL 320°, 32%, 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 Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8F4A78#8F4A78
HEX#8F4A78
RGBrgb(143, 74, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.2902, 0.4706
RGB percentages56.1%, 29%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(320, 31.8%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320, 48.3%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 48.3%, 16.1%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,390,712
CSS custom property--colour: #8F4A78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#70B587

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E5B7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#606676no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Tritanopia#964B5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 25.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.1Plum · ΔE 33.3Rosy brown · ΔE 35Purple · ΔE 35.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 25.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A8F61
Analogous#844A8F, #8F4A56
Triadic#788F4A, #4A788F
Split complementary#568F4A, #4A8F84
Tetradic#8F844A, #4A8F61, #4A568F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1C4D7
Lighter +30%#CFA3C0
Lighter +20%#BE81AA
Lighter +10%#AC6093
Darker −10%#6D395C
Darker −20%#4C2740
Darker −30%#2A1623
Darker −40%#090407
More saturated +25%#AA2F81
Less saturated −25%#74656F

Channel breakdown

R143
G74
B120
Red143 (56.1%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue320°
Saturation (HSL)31.8%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 4A · B 78

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