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Recognised as Colour

#8F6589

  • #8F6589
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#8F6589 is a magenta with RGB values 143, 101, 137 and HSL 309°, 17%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#8F6589#8F6589
HEX#8F6589
RGBrgb(143, 101, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.3961, 0.5373
RGB percentages56.1%, 39.6%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(308.6, 17.2%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.6, 29.4%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 29.4%, 4.2%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,397,641
CSS custom property--colour: #8F6589;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#709A76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#646F8Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E7588no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#936772no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 25.8Slate grey · ΔE 25.8Light slate grey · ΔE 26.6Dim grey · ΔE 26.9Gray · ΔE 27.1Plum · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 25.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#658F6B
Analogous#80658F, #8F6574
Triadic#898F65, #65898F
Split complementary#748F65, #658F80
Tetradic#8F8065, #658F6B, #65748F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5DBE4
Lighter +30%#D0BDCD
Lighter +20%#BB9FB7
Lighter +10%#A681A1
Darker −10%#71506C
Darker −20%#533B50
Darker −30%#352633
Darker −40%#171116
More saturated +25%#AD469F
Less saturated −25%#7A7A7A

Channel breakdown

R143
G101
B137
Red143 (56.1%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue308.57°
Saturation (HSL)17.21%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 65 · B 89

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