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Recognised as Colour

#8800A0

  • #8800A0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#8800A0 is a magenta with RGB values 136, 0, 160 and HSL 291°, 100%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#8800A0#8800A0
HEX#8800A0
RGBrgb(136, 0, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0, 0.6275
RGB percentages53.3%, 0%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(291, 100%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291, 100%, 62.7%)
CMYK15%, 100%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,913,056
CSS custom property--colour: #8800A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#77FF5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0047A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A539Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Tritanopia#88335Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.9Dark orchid · ΔE 14Purple · ΔE 15.6Indigo · ΔE 19.3Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#18A000
Analogous#3800A0, #A00068
Triadic#A08800, #00A088
Split complementary#68A000, #00A038
Tetradic#A03800, #18A000, #0068A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E96DFF
Lighter +30%#E13AFF
Lighter +20%#DA07FF
Lighter +10%#B300D3
Darker −10%#5D006D
Darker −20%#31003A
Darker −30%#060007
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8800A0
Less saturated −25%#7A148C

Channel breakdown

R136
G0
B160
Red136 (53.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue291°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 00 · B A0

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