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Recognised as Colour

#8F597A

  • #8F597A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#8F597A is a magenta with RGB values 143, 89, 122 and HSL 323°, 23%, 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 Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8F597A#8F597A
HEX#8F597A
RGBrgb(143, 89, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.349, 0.4784
RGB percentages56.1%, 34.9%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(323.3, 23.3%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.3, 37.8%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 37.8%, 14.7%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,394,554
CSS custom property--colour: #8F597A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#70A685

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C657Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#696D79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#955965no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 26Rosy brown · ΔE 26.7Dim grey · ΔE 28.8Gray · ΔE 30.1Slate grey · ΔE 30.5Light slate grey · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 25.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#598F6E
Analogous#89598F, #8F595F
Triadic#7A8F59, #597A8F
Split complementary#5F8F59, #598F89
Tetradic#8F8959, #598F6E, #595F8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3D1DC
Lighter +30%#CFB2C4
Lighter +20%#BB93AC
Lighter +10%#A87393
Darker −10%#70455F
Darker −20%#503244
Darker −30%#311E2A
Darker −40%#110B0F
More saturated +25%#AC3C80
Less saturated −25%#747474

Channel breakdown

R143
G89
B122
Red143 (56.1%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue323.33°
Saturation (HSL)23.28%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 59 · B 7A

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