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Recognised as Colour

#8A3596

  • #8A3596
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8A3596 is a magenta with RGB values 138, 53, 150 and HSL 293°, 48%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8A3596#8A3596
HEX#8A3596
RGBrgb(138, 53, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2078, 0.5882
RGB percentages54.1%, 20.8%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(292.6, 47.8%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.6, 64.7%, 58.8%)
CMYK8%, 64.7%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,057,686
CSS custom property--colour: #8A3596;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#75CA69

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F5399no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#425D94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8C4461no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 12.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.6Dark magenta · ΔE 14Medium orchid · ΔE 21Indigo · ΔE 24.3Medium purple · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 12.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#419635
Analogous#593596, #963572
Triadic#968A35, #35968A
Split complementary#729635, #359659
Tetradic#965935, #419635, #357296

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEB3E4
Lighter +30%#CE8DD7
Lighter +20%#BD68C9
Lighter +10%#AD42BC
Darker −10%#672870
Darker −20%#451A4B
Darker −30%#220D25
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9D1CAF
Less saturated −25%#774E7D

Channel breakdown

R138
G53
B150
Red138 (54.1%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue292.58°
Saturation (HSL)47.78%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 35 · B 96

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