Recognised as Colour

#8A004F

#8A004F
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#8A004F is a magenta with RGB values 138, 0, 79 and HSL 326°, 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

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HEX#8A004F

RGBrgb(138, 0, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0, 0.3098

RGB percentages54.1%, 0%, 31%

HSLhsl(325.7, 100%, 27.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(325.7, 100%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 42.8%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,044,047

CSS custom property--colour: #8A004F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.57:1

Contrast with white9.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#75FFB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A3651no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E4D4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Tritanopia#96002Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 24.5 Purple · ΔE 31.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 33 Dark magenta · ΔE 34.5 Brown · ΔE 37.1 Hot pink · ΔE 37.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 24.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#008A3B

Analogous#80008A, #8A000A

Triadic#4F8A00, #004F8A

Split complementary#0A8A00, #008A80

Tetradic#8A8000, #008A3B, #000A8A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF57B7

Lighter +30%#FF24A1

Lighter +20%#F00089

Lighter +10%#BD006C

Darker −10%#570032

Darker −20%#240015

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8A004F

Less saturated −25%#79114C

Channel breakdown

R138

B79

Red138 (54.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue325.65°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness27.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 00 · B 4F

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