Recognised as Colour

#8A217B

#8A217B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#8A217B is a magenta with RGB values 138, 33, 123 and HSL 309°, 61%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8A217B

RGBrgb(138, 33, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.1294, 0.4824

RGB percentages54.1%, 12.9%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(308.6, 61.4%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(308.6, 76.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 76.1%, 10.9%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,052,539

CSS custom property--colour: #8A217B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.13:1

Contrast with white8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#75DE84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#20467Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#465579no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original

Tritanopia#912A4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 12 Dark magenta · ΔE 15.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 24 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.2 Indigo · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 12.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#218A30

Analogous#64218A, #8A2147

Triadic#7B8A21, #217B8A

Split complementary#478A21, #218A64

Tetradic#8A6421, #218A30, #21468A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E592D9

Lighter +30%#DB69CB

Lighter +20%#D140BC

Lighter +10%#B32BA0

Darker −10%#611756

Darker −20%#380D32

Darker −30%#0F030D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#9F0C8A

Less saturated −25%#75366C

Channel breakdown

R138

G33

B123

Red138 (54.1%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue308.57°

Saturation (HSL)61.4%

Lightness33.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 21 · B 7B

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