Colour

#8A2C71

#8A2C71
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#8A2C71 is a magenta with RGB values 138, 44, 113 and HSL 316°, 52%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8A2C71#8A2C71

HEX#8A2C71

RGBrgb(138, 44, 113)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.1725, 0.4431

RGB percentages54.1%, 17.3%, 44.3%

HSLhsl(316, 51.6%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(316, 68.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 68.1%, 18.1%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,055,345

CSS custom property--colour: #8A2C71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08397WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.84:1

Contrast with white7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#75D38E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#324873no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F576Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original

Tritanopia#922F4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 21.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 25 Medium violet red · ΔE 25.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 21.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C8A45

Analogous#742C8A, #8A2C42

Triadic#718A2C, #2C718A

Split complementary#428A2C, #2C8A74

Tetradic#8A742C, #2C8A45, #2C428A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1A1D0

Lighter +30%#D57ABD

Lighter +20%#C854A9

Lighter +10%#B13891

Darker −10%#632051

Darker −20%#3D1332

Darker −30%#160712

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A1157C

Less saturated −25%#734366

Channel breakdown

R138

G44

B113

Red138 (54.1%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue113 (44.3%)

Hue315.96°

Saturation (HSL)51.65%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 2C · B 71

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