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Recognised as Colour

#8A1696

  • #8A1696
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#8A1696 is a magenta with RGB values 138, 22, 150 and HSL 294°, 74%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#8A1696#8A1696
HEX#8A1696
RGBrgb(138, 22, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0863, 0.5882
RGB percentages54.1%, 8.6%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(294.4, 74.4%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.4, 85.3%, 58.8%)
CMYK8%, 85.3%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,049,750
CSS custom property--colour: #8A1696;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#75E969

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004899no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#315593no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8C3359no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 4.8Purple · ΔE 7.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.3Indigo · ΔE 19.6Medium orchid · ΔE 19.9Dark orchid · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 4.76, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#229616
Analogous#4A1696, #961662
Triadic#968A16, #16968A
Split complementary#629616, #16964A
Tetradic#964A16, #229616, #166296

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E58AEE
Lighter +30%#DA5EE7
Lighter +20%#D031E1
Lighter +10%#B31DC2
Darker −10%#610F6A
Darker −20%#38093D
Darker −30%#0F0211
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9B00AC
Less saturated −25%#792C81

Channel breakdown

R138
G22
B150
Red138 (54.1%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue294.38°
Saturation (HSL)74.42%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 16 · B 96

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