Colour

#8A336A

#8A336A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8A336A is a magenta with RGB values 138, 51, 106 and HSL 322°, 46%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8A336A#8A336A

HEX#8A336A

RGBrgb(138, 51, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2, 0.4157

RGB percentages54.1%, 20%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(322.1, 46%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(322.1, 63%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 63%, 23.2%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,057,130

CSS custom property--colour: #8A336A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.6:1

Contrast with white7.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#75CC95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B4B6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#545968no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original

Tritanopia#93324Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 28.6 Purple · ΔE 28.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 29.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 32.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 28.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#338A53

Analogous#7F338A, #8A333E

Triadic#6A8A33, #336A8A

Split complementary#3E8A33, #338A7F

Tetradic#8A7F33, #338A53, #333E8A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFAACC

Lighter +30%#D284B5

Lighter +20%#C45F9F

Lighter +10%#AF4187

Darker −10%#65254D

Darker −20%#401731

Darker −30%#1A0A14

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A21B70

Less saturated −25%#724B64

Channel breakdown

R138

G51

B106

Red138 (54.1%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue322.07°

Saturation (HSL)46.03%

Lightness37.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 33 · B 6A

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