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Recognised as Colour

#801D8A

  • #801D8A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#801D8A is a magenta with RGB values 128, 29, 138 and HSL 294°, 65%, 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

#801D8A#801D8A
HEX#801D8A
RGBrgb(128, 29, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.1137, 0.5412
RGB percentages50.2%, 11.4%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(294.5, 65.3%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.5, 79%, 54.1%)
CMYK7.2%, 79%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,396,170
CSS custom property--colour: #801D8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#7FE275

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00458Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#325087no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Tritanopia#823253no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 5.4Dark magenta · ΔE 8Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.6Indigo · ΔE 19.4Medium orchid · ΔE 23.4Dark orchid · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 5.45, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#278A1D
Analogous#4A1D8A, #8A1D5D
Triadic#8A801D, #1D8A80
Split complementary#5D8A1D, #1D8A4A
Tetradic#8A4A1D, #278A1D, #1D5D8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DF8CE7
Lighter +30%#D362DE
Lighter +20%#C738D5
Lighter +10%#A726B4
Darker −10%#591460
Darker −20%#320B36
Darker −30%#0B020C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#91089F
Less saturated −25%#6F3275

Channel breakdown

R128
G29
B138
Red128 (50.2%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue294.5°
Saturation (HSL)65.27%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 1D · B 8A

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