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Colour

#8A0077

  • #8A0077
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8A0077 is a magenta with RGB values 138, 0, 119 and HSL 308°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8A0077#8A0077
HEX#8A0077
RGBrgb(138, 0, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0, 0.4667
RGB percentages54.1%, 0%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(308.3, 100%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.3, 100%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 13.8%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,044,087
CSS custom property--colour: #8A0077;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.95:1
Contrast with white8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#75FF88

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#033D7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original
Deuteranopia#405074no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Tritanopia#921544no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 8.2Dark magenta · ΔE 10.9Medium violet red · ΔE 22.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 25Indigo · ΔE 28.2Medium orchid · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 8.19, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#008A13
Analogous#58008A, #8A0032
Triadic#778A00, #00778A
Split complementary#328A00, #008A58
Tetradic#8A5800, #008A13, #00328A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF57E8
Lighter +30%#FF24E1
Lighter +20%#F000CF
Lighter +10%#BD00A3
Darker −10%#57004B
Darker −20%#24001F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8A0077
Less saturated −25%#79116A

Channel breakdown

R138
G0
B119
Red138 (54.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue308.26°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 00 · B 77

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