Recognised as Colour

#8A1971

#8A1971
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#8A1971 is a magenta with RGB values 138, 25, 113 and HSL 313°, 69%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8A1971

RGBrgb(138, 25, 113)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.098, 0.4431

RGB percentages54.1%, 9.8%, 44.3%

HSLhsl(313.3, 69.3%, 32%)

HSV / HSBhsv(313.3, 81.9%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 81.9%, 18.1%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,050,481

CSS custom property--colour: #8A1971;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.54:1

Contrast with white8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#75E68E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#214173no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#48536Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.5 from the original

Tritanopia#921F44no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 15 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 22.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.9 Orchid · ΔE 32.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 14.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#198A32

Analogous#6B198A, #8A1938

Triadic#718A19, #19718A

Split complementary#388A19, #198A6B

Tetradic#8A6B19, #198A32, #19388A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E986D3

Lighter +30%#E15BC3

Lighter +20%#D930B4

Lighter +10%#B52194

Darker −10%#5F114E

Darker −20%#34092A

Darker −30%#080207

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9E057C

Less saturated −25%#762D66

Channel breakdown

R138

G25

B113

Red138 (54.1%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue113 (44.3%)

Hue313.27°

Saturation (HSL)69.33%

Lightness31.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 19 · B 71

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