Recognised as Colour

#8A015D

#8A015D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#8A015D is a magenta with RGB values 138, 1, 93 and HSL 320°, 99%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#8A015D

RGBrgb(138, 1, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0039, 0.3647

RGB percentages54.1%, 0.4%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(319.7, 98.6%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(319.7, 99.3%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 99.3%, 32.6%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,044,317

CSS custom property--colour: #8A015D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.36:1

Contrast with white9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#252525

Inverted#75FEA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#23385Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A4E5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original

Tritanopia#950034no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 21.1 Purple · ΔE 23 Dark magenta · ΔE 26.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 35.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.1 Hot pink · ΔE 36.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 21.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#018A2E

Analogous#73018A, #8A0118

Triadic#5D8A01, #015D8A

Split complementary#198A01, #018A73

Tetradic#8A7301, #018A2E, #01188A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE59C8

Lighter +30%#FD27B7

Lighter +20%#EF02A1

Lighter +10%#BD017F

Darker −10%#57013B

Darker −20%#250019

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8B005D

Less saturated −25%#791257

Channel breakdown

R138

B93

Red138 (54.1%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue319.71°

Saturation (HSL)98.56%

Lightness27.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 01 · B 5D

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