Colour

#8A127B

#8A127B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#8A127B is a magenta with RGB values 138, 18, 123 and HSL 308°, 77%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8A127B

RGBrgb(138, 18, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0706, 0.4824

RGB percentages54.1%, 7.1%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(307.5, 76.9%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(307.5, 87%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 87%, 10.9%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,048,699

CSS custom property--colour: #8A127B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07266WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness87.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.56:1

Contrast with white8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#75ED84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0E417Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#415278no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original

Tritanopia#912148no 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 text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 8.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 11.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23 Medium violet red · ΔE 23.2 Indigo · ΔE 27.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 8.09, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#128A21

Analogous#5D128A, #8A123F

Triadic#7B8A12, #127B8A

Split complementary#3F8A12, #128A5D

Tetradic#8A5D12, #128A21, #123F8A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EE7ADF

Lighter +30%#E84DD4

Lighter +20%#E220CA

Lighter +10%#B718A3

Darker −10%#5D0C53

Darker −20%#30062B

Darker −30%#030002

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9C0089

Less saturated −25%#77256C

Channel breakdown

R138

G18

B123

Red138 (54.1%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue307.5°

Saturation (HSL)76.92%

Lightness30.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 12 · B 7B

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Colour values

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