Colour

#8F798A

#8F798A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8F798A is a magenta with RGB values 143, 121, 138 and HSL 314°, 9%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

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HEX#8F798A

RGBrgb(143, 121, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.4745, 0.5412

RGB percentages56.1%, 47.5%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(313.6, 8.9%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(313.6, 15.4%, 56.1%)

CMYK0%, 15.4%, 3.5%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,402,762

CSS custom property--colour: #8F798A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1

Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#708675

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#797E8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E8089no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Tritanopia#917A7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 13.1 Slate grey · ΔE 14.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 15 Dim grey · ΔE 15.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.2 Dark grey · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#798F7E

Analogous#89798F, #8F797F

Triadic#8A8F79, #798A8F

Split complementary#7F8F79, #798F89

Tetradic#8F8979, #798F7E, #797F8F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECE8EB

Lighter +30%#D5CCD3

Lighter +20%#BDB1BB

Lighter +10%#A695A2

Darker −10%#746170

Darker −20%#584A55

Darker −30%#3C333A

Darker −40%#211B1F

More saturated +25%#AE5A9B

Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R143

G121

B138

Red143 (56.1%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue313.64°

Saturation (HSL)8.94%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8F · G 79 · B 8A

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