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Recognised as Colour

#8A2287

  • #8A2287
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8A2287 is a magenta with RGB values 138, 34, 135 and HSL 302°, 60%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8A2287#8A2287
HEX#8A2287
RGBrgb(138, 34, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.1333, 0.5294
RGB percentages54.1%, 13.3%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(301.7, 60.5%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.7, 75.4%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 75.4%, 2.2%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,052,807
CSS custom property--colour: #8A2287;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#75DD78

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#12498Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#405684no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8F3153no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 7.3Dark magenta · ΔE 9.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.4Medium orchid · ΔE 24.2Indigo · ΔE 24.9Medium violet red · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 7.28, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#228A25
Analogous#59228A, #8A2253
Triadic#878A22, #22878A
Split complementary#538A22, #228A59
Tetradic#8A5922, #228A25, #22538A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E593E2
Lighter +30%#DA6BD7
Lighter +20%#D042CC
Lighter +10%#B32CAF
Darker −10%#61185F
Darker −20%#380E37
Darker −30%#0F040F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9F0C9B
Less saturated −25%#743773

Channel breakdown

R138
G34
B135
Red138 (54.1%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue301.73°
Saturation (HSL)60.47%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 22 · B 87

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