Colour

#8A0453

#8A0453
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#8A0453 is a magenta with RGB values 138, 4, 83 and HSL 325°, 94%, 28%. 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#8A0453

RGBrgb(138, 4, 83)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0157, 0.3255

RGB percentages54.1%, 1.6%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(324.6, 94.4%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(324.6, 97.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 97.1%, 39.9%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,045,075

CSS custom property--colour: #8A0453;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.45:1

Contrast with white9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#75FBAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#293755no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D4E50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Tritanopia#96002Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 23.7 Purple · ΔE 29.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 32.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 33.1 Hot pink · ΔE 37.2 Brown · ΔE 39.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 23.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#048A3B

Analogous#7E048A, #8A0410

Triadic#538A04, #04538A

Split complementary#108A04, #048A7E

Tetradic#8A7E04, #048A3B, #04108A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FA60BB

Lighter +30%#F92EA6

Lighter +20%#ED078F

Lighter +10%#BC0571

Darker −10%#580335

Darker −20%#270117

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8E0054

Less saturated −25%#781650

Channel breakdown

R138

B83

Red138 (54.1%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue324.63°

Saturation (HSL)94.37%

Lightness27.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 04 · B 53

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