Colour

#8F568F

#8F568F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8F568F is a magenta with RGB values 143, 86, 143 and HSL 300°, 25%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#8F568F#8F568F

HEX#8F568F

RGBrgb(143, 86, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.3373, 0.5608

RGB percentages56.1%, 33.7%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(300, 24.9%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 39.9%, 56.1%)

CMYK0%, 39.9%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,393,807

CSS custom property--colour: #8F568F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.39:1

Contrast with white5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#70A970

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#526691no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#616D8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Tritanopia#925B6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.7 Plum · ΔE 28.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.9 Medium purple · ΔE 30.3 Orchid · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)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#568F56

Analogous#73568F, #8F5673

Triadic#8F8F56, #568F8F

Split complementary#738F56, #568F73

Tetradic#8F7356, #568F56, #56738F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2CFE2

Lighter +30%#CFAFCF

Lighter +20%#BC8FBC

Lighter +10%#A96FA9

Darker −10%#6F436F

Darker −20%#4F304F

Darker −30%#2F1D2F

Darker −40%#100910

More saturated +25%#AC39AC

Less saturated −25%#737373

Channel breakdown

R143

G86

B143

Red143 (56.1%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)24.89%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 56 · B 8F

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