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Recognised as Colour

#8A2E79

  • #8A2E79
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8A2E79 is a magenta with RGB values 138, 46, 121 and HSL 311°, 50%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8A2E79#8A2E79
HEX#8A2E79
RGBrgb(138, 46, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.1804, 0.4745
RGB percentages54.1%, 18%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(311.1, 50%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.1, 66.7%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 66.7%, 12.3%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,055,865
CSS custom property--colour: #8A2E79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#75D186

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F4B7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D5877no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Tritanopia#91344Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 18.4Dark magenta · ΔE 21.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.8Medium violet red · ΔE 26.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.3Orchid · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 18.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E8A3F
Analogous#6D2E8A, #8A2E4B
Triadic#798A2E, #2E798A
Split complementary#4B8A2E, #2E8A6D
Tetradic#8A6D2E, #2E8A3F, #2E4B8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1A3D5
Lighter +30%#D47DC4
Lighter +20%#C757B2
Lighter +10%#B03B9B
Darker −10%#642157
Darker −20%#3D1536
Darker −30%#170814
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A11787
Less saturated −25%#73456A

Channel breakdown

R138
G46
B121
Red138 (54.1%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue311.09°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 2E · B 79

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