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Recognised as Colour

#8A1760

  • #8A1760
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#8A1760 is a magenta with RGB values 138, 23, 96 and HSL 322°, 71%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#8A1760#8A1760
HEX#8A1760
RGBrgb(138, 23, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.0902, 0.3765
RGB percentages54.1%, 9%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(321.9, 71.4%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.9, 83.3%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 83.3%, 30.4%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,049,952
CSS custom property--colour: #8A1760;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06861WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.85:1
Contrast with white8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#75E89F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B3E62no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D515Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Tritanopia#94103Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 23.1Purple · ΔE 24.3Dark magenta · ΔE 27.5Pale violetred · ΔE 32.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.2Hot pink · ΔE 36.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 23.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#178A41
Analogous#7A178A, #8A1727
Triadic#608A17, #17608A
Split complementary#268A17, #178A7A
Tetradic#8A7A17, #178A41, #17268A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EA83C4
Lighter +30%#E357B0
Lighter +20%#DC2B9B
Lighter +10%#B61E7E
Darker −10%#5E1042
Darker −20%#330823
Darker −30%#070105
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9E0365
Less saturated −25%#762B5B

Channel breakdown

R138
G23
B96
Red138 (54.1%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue321.91°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 17 · B 60

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