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Recognised as Colour

#8F5393

  • #8F5393
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8F5393 is a magenta with RGB values 143, 83, 147 and HSL 296°, 28%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#8F5393#8F5393
HEX#8F5393
RGBrgb(143, 83, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.3255, 0.5765
RGB percentages56.1%, 32.5%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(296.3, 27.8%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296.3, 43.5%, 57.6%)
CMYK2.7%, 43.5%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,393,043
CSS custom property--colour: #8F5393;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#70AC6C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C6495no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D6C91no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Tritanopia#925A6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.3Orchid · ΔE 28.7Plum · ΔE 29.2Purple · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 23.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#579353
Analogous#6F5393, #935377
Triadic#938F53, #53938F
Split complementary#779353, #53936F
Tetradic#936F53, #579353, #537793

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2CEE4
Lighter +30%#CFAED1
Lighter +20%#BC8DBF
Lighter +10%#A86DAC
Darker −10%#6F4172
Darker −20%#502E52
Darker −30%#301C31
Darker −40%#100911
More saturated +25%#A836B0
Less saturated −25%#767076

Channel breakdown

R143
G83
B147
Red143 (56.1%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue296.25°
Saturation (HSL)27.83%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 53 · B 93

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