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Recognised as Colour

#8A236C

  • #8A236C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8A236C is a magenta with RGB values 138, 35, 108 and HSL 317°, 60%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8A236C#8A236C
HEX#8A236C
RGBrgb(138, 35, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.1373, 0.4235
RGB percentages54.1%, 13.7%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(317.5, 59.5%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.5, 74.6%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 74.6%, 21.7%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,053,036
CSS custom property--colour: #8A236C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.28:1
Contrast with white8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#75DC93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C446Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D546Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Tritanopia#932444no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 20.7Medium violet red · ΔE 24Dark magenta · ΔE 24.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.9Pale violetred · ΔE 33.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 20.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#238A41
Analogous#74238A, #8A2339
Triadic#6C8A23, #236C8A
Split complementary#388A23, #238A74
Tetradic#8A7523, #238A41, #23398A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E495CD
Lighter +30%#DA6CBA
Lighter +20%#CF44A7
Lighter +10%#B32D8C
Darker −10%#61194C
Darker −20%#390E2C
Darker −30%#10040C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A00D75
Less saturated −25%#743963

Channel breakdown

R138
G35
B108
Red138 (54.1%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue317.48°
Saturation (HSL)59.54%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 23 · B 6C

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