Colour

#8A3581

#8A3581
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#8A3581 is a magenta with RGB values 138, 53, 129 and HSL 306°, 45%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8A3581

RGBrgb(138, 53, 129)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2078, 0.5059

RGB percentages54.1%, 20.8%, 50.6%

HSLhsl(306.4, 44.5%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(306.4, 61.6%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 61.6%, 6.5%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,057,665

CSS custom property--colour: #8A3581;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.22:1

Contrast with white7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#75CA7E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#314F83no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D5B7Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original

Tritanopia#903C56no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 18.4 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 28.2 Orchid · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 18.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#358A3E

Analogous#69358A, #8A3556

Triadic#818A35, #35818A

Split complementary#568A35, #358A69

Tetradic#8A6935, #358A3E, #35568A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFACDA

Lighter +30%#D187C9

Lighter +20%#C362B9

Lighter +10%#AF43A3

Darker −10%#65275F

Darker −20%#40193C

Darker −30%#1B0B1A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A21D94

Less saturated −25%#724D6E

Channel breakdown

R138

G53

B129

Red138 (54.1%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue129 (50.6%)

Hue306.35°

Saturation (HSL)44.5%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 35 · B 81

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