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Colour

#8A004D

  • #8A004D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#8A004D is a magenta with RGB values 138, 0, 77 and HSL 327°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#8A004D#8A004D
HEX#8A004D
RGBrgb(138, 0, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0, 0.302
RGB percentages54.1%, 0%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(326.5, 100%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.5, 100%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 44.2%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,044,045
CSS custom property--colour: #8A004D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#75FFB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A364Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E4D4Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Tritanopia#96002Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 25.2Purple · ΔE 32.7Pale violetred · ΔE 32.9Dark magenta · ΔE 35.7Brown · ΔE 35.9Indian red · ΔE 36.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 25.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#008A3D
Analogous#82008A, #8A0008
Triadic#4D8A00, #004D8A
Split complementary#088A00, #008A82
Tetradic#8A8200, #008A3D, #00088A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF57B5
Lighter +30%#FF249E
Lighter +20%#F00086
Lighter +10%#BD0069
Darker −10%#570031
Darker −20%#240014
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8A004D
Less saturated −25%#79114B

Channel breakdown

R138
G0
B77
Red138 (54.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue326.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 00 · B 4D

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