Recognised as Colour

#8A3871

#8A3871
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Purple

#8A3871 is a magenta with RGB values 138, 56, 113 and HSL 318°, 42%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8A3871

RGBrgb(138, 56, 113)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2196, 0.4431

RGB percentages54.1%, 22%, 44.3%

HSLhsl(318.3, 42.3%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(318.3, 59.4%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 59.4%, 18.1%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,058,417

CSS custom property--colour: #8A3871;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.28:1

Contrast with white7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#75C78E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D4E73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#555B6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Tritanopia#92394Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 27.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 30.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 31 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 27.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#388A51

Analogous#7A388A, #8A3848

Triadic#718A38, #38718A

Split complementary#488A38, #388A7A

Tetradic#8A7A38, #388A51, #38488A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFAFD0

Lighter +30%#D08BBB

Lighter +20%#C167A6

Lighter +10%#AE478F

Darker −10%#662953

Darker −20%#411B36

Darker −30%#1D0C18

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A2207A

Less saturated −25%#725068

Channel breakdown

R138

G56

B113

Red138 (54.1%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue113 (44.3%)

Hue318.29°

Saturation (HSL)42.27%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 38 · B 71

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