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Recognised as Colour

#8A069E

  • #8A069E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#8A069E is a magenta with RGB values 138, 6, 158 and HSL 292°, 93%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#8A069E#8A069E
HEX#8A069E
RGBrgb(138, 6, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0235, 0.6196
RGB percentages54.1%, 2.4%, 62%
HSLhsl(292.1, 92.7%, 32.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.1, 96.2%, 62%)
CMYK12.7%, 96.2%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,045,662
CSS custom property--colour: #8A069E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#75F961

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0048A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#23549Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8B325Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 9.8Purple · ΔE 13.7Dark orchid · ΔE 15.2Indigo · ΔE 19.4Medium orchid · ΔE 20.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 9.77, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1A9E06
Analogous#3E069E, #9E0666
Triadic#9E8A06, #069E8A
Split complementary#669E06, #069E3E
Tetradic#9E3E06, #1A9E06, #06669E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E876FA
Lighter +30%#E045F8
Lighter +20%#D814F6
Lighter +10%#B508CF
Darker −10%#5F046D
Darker −20%#34023C
Darker −30%#09000B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8E00A4
Less saturated −25%#7B1B89

Channel breakdown

R138
G6
B158
Red138 (54.1%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue292.11°
Saturation (HSL)92.68%
Lightness32.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 06 · B 9E

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