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Recognised as Colour

#840D8E

  • #840D8E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#840D8E is a magenta with RGB values 132, 13, 142 and HSL 295°, 83%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#840D8E#840D8E
HEX#840D8E
RGBrgb(132, 13, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.051, 0.5569
RGB percentages51.8%, 5.1%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(295.3, 83.2%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295.3, 90.8%, 55.7%)
CMYK7%, 90.8%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,654,222
CSS custom property--colour: #840D8E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#7BF271

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004391no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D508Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Tritanopia#872C53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 3.8Purple · ΔE 5.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 18Indigo · ΔE 18.6Medium orchid · ΔE 22.3Dark orchid · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 3.77, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#178E0D
Analogous#430D8E, #8E0D58
Triadic#8E840D, #0D8E84
Split complementary#588E0D, #0D8E43
Tetradic#8E430D, #178E0D, #0D588E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E975F2
Lighter +30%#E146EE
Lighter +20%#D917EA
Lighter +10%#AF11BD
Darker −10%#59095F
Darker −20%#2D0431
Darker −30%#020002
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8F009B
Less saturated −25%#74207B

Channel breakdown

R132
G13
B142
Red132 (51.8%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue295.35°
Saturation (HSL)83.23%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 0D · B 8E

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