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Recognised as Colour

#8A3666

  • #8A3666
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#8A3666 is a magenta with RGB values 138, 54, 102 and HSL 326°, 44%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8A3666#8A3666
HEX#8A3666
RGBrgb(138, 54, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2118, 0.4
RGB percentages54.1%, 21.2%, 40%
HSLhsl(325.7, 43.7%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(325.7, 60.9%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 60.9%, 26.1%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,057,894
CSS custom property--colour: #8A3666;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#75C999

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F4B67no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#575A64no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Tritanopia#933449no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 27.1Medium violet red · ΔE 31.4Purple · ΔE 32.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.6Dark magenta · ΔE 35.8Indian red · ΔE 36.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 27.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#368A5A
Analogous#84368A, #8A363C
Triadic#668A36, #36668A
Split complementary#3C8A36, #368A84
Tetradic#8A8436, #368A5A, #363C8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFADCA
Lighter +30%#D188B2
Lighter +20%#C2649A
Lighter +10%#AF4481
Darker −10%#65284B
Darker −20%#411930
Darker −30%#1C0B15
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A21E69
Less saturated −25%#724E63

Channel breakdown

R138
G54
B102
Red138 (54.1%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue325.71°
Saturation (HSL)43.75%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 36 · B 66

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