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Recognised as Colour

#8A0276

  • #8A0276
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8A0276 is a magenta with RGB values 138, 2, 118 and HSL 309°, 97%, 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

#8A0276#8A0276
HEX#8A0276
RGBrgb(138, 2, 118)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0078, 0.4627
RGB percentages54.1%, 0.8%, 46.3%
HSLhsl(308.8, 97.1%, 27.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.8, 98.6%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 98.6%, 14.5%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,044,598
CSS custom property--colour: #8A0276;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#75FD89

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#073E79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#415073no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Tritanopia#921543no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 8.9Dark magenta · ΔE 11.6Medium violet red · ΔE 22Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.3Indigo · ΔE 28.7Medium orchid · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 8.88, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#028A16
Analogous#5A028A, #8A0232
Triadic#768A02, #02768A
Split complementary#328A02, #028A5A
Tetradic#8A5A02, #028A16, #02328A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FD5BE5
Lighter +30%#FC29DD
Lighter +20%#EF03CC
Lighter +10%#BC03A1
Darker −10%#58014B
Darker −20%#250120
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8C0077
Less saturated −25%#79136A

Channel breakdown

R138
G2
B118
Red138 (54.1%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue118 (46.3%)
Hue308.82°
Saturation (HSL)97.14%
Lightness27.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 02 · B 76

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