Colour

#8F5E87

#8F5E87
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8F5E87 is a magenta with RGB values 143, 94, 135 and HSL 310°, 21%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8F5E87#8F5E87

HEX#8F5E87

RGBrgb(143, 94, 135)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.3686, 0.5294

RGB percentages56.1%, 36.9%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(309.8, 20.7%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.8, 34.3%, 56.1%)

CMYK0%, 34.3%, 5.6%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,395,847

CSS custom property--colour: #8F5E87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.1:1

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

Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#70A178

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D6A89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#697185no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Tritanopia#93616Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 27.9 Plum · ΔE 28.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 29 Slate grey · ΔE 29.9 Dim grey · ΔE 30.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 27.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5E8F66

Analogous#7F5E8F, #8F5E6E

Triadic#878F5E, #5E878F

Split complementary#6F8F5E, #5E8F7F

Tetradic#8F7E5E, #5E8F66, #5E6E8F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4D5E1

Lighter +30%#CFB7CB

Lighter +20%#BB98B5

Lighter +10%#A7799F

Darker −10%#704A6A

Darker −20%#51364D

Darker −30%#332130

Darker −40%#140D13

More saturated +25%#AD409B

Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R143

G94

B135

Red143 (56.1%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue309.8°

Saturation (HSL)20.68%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8F · G 5E · B 87

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