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Recognised as Colour

#8A056E

  • #8A056E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8A056E is a magenta with RGB values 138, 5, 110 and HSL 313°, 93%, 28%. 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

#8A056E#8A056E
HEX#8A056E
RGBrgb(138, 5, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0196, 0.4314
RGB percentages54.1%, 2%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(312.6, 93%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.6, 96.4%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 96.4%, 20.3%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,045,358
CSS custom property--colour: #8A056E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#292929
Inverted#75FA91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#173C70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#45506Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original
Tritanopia#930E3Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 13.6Dark magenta · ΔE 16.6Medium violet red · ΔE 20.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.2Indigo · ΔE 32.5Medium orchid · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 13.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#058A21
Analogous#64058A, #8A052B
Triadic#6E8A05, #056E8A
Split complementary#2B8A05, #058A64
Tetradic#8A6405, #058A21, #052B8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F962D9
Lighter +30%#F830CE
Lighter +20%#EC09BC
Lighter +10%#BB0795
Darker −10%#590347
Darker −20%#280120
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8F0071
Less saturated −25%#781764

Channel breakdown

R138
G5
B110
Red138 (54.1%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue312.63°
Saturation (HSL)93.01%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 05 · B 6E

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