Recognised as Colour

#801C8D

#801C8D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#801C8D is a magenta with RGB values 128, 28, 141 and HSL 293°, 67%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#801C8D#801C8D

HEX#801C8D

RGBrgb(128, 28, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.1098, 0.5529

RGB percentages50.2%, 11%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(293.1, 66.9%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(293.1, 80.1%, 55.3%)

CMYK9.2%, 80.1%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,395,917

CSS custom property--colour: #801C8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.51:1

Contrast with white8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#7FE372

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004590no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F508Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original

Tritanopia#823355no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 5.7 Dark magenta · ΔE 7.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.4 Indigo · ΔE 18.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 5.75, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#298D1C

Analogous#481C8D, #8D1C61

Triadic#8D801C, #1C8D80

Split complementary#628D1C, #1C8D47

Tetradic#8D471C, #298D1C, #1C618D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DE8DE8

Lighter +30%#D162E0

Lighter +20%#C538D7

Lighter +10%#A724B8

Darker −10%#591462

Darker −20%#330B38

Darker −30%#0C030D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9007A2

Less saturated −25%#703178

Channel breakdown

R128

G28

B141

Red128 (50.2%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue293.1°

Saturation (HSL)66.86%

Lightness33.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 80 · G 1C · B 8D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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