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Recognised as Colour

#8A0175

  • #8A0175
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8A0175 is a magenta with RGB values 138, 1, 117 and HSL 309°, 99%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8A0175#8A0175
HEX#8A0175
RGBrgb(138, 1, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0039, 0.4588
RGB percentages54.1%, 0.4%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(309.2, 98.6%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.2, 99.3%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 99.3%, 15.2%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,044,341
CSS custom property--colour: #8A0175;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#75FE8A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#083D77no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#415072no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Tritanopia#921343no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 9.3Dark magenta · ΔE 12.1Medium violet red · ΔE 21.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.7Indigo · ΔE 29.1Medium orchid · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 9.33, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#018A16
Analogous#5A018A, #8A0131
Triadic#758A01, #01758A
Split complementary#318A01, #018A5A
Tetradic#8A5A01, #018A16, #01318A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FE59E5
Lighter +30%#FD27DC
Lighter +20%#EF02CB
Lighter +10%#BD01A0
Darker −10%#57014A
Darker −20%#25001F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8B0076
Less saturated −25%#791269

Channel breakdown

R138
G1
B117
Red138 (54.1%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue309.2°
Saturation (HSL)98.56%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 01 · B 75

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