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Recognised as Colour

#8A397E

  • #8A397E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8A397E is a magenta with RGB values 138, 57, 126 and HSL 309°, 42%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8A397E#8A397E
HEX#8A397E
RGBrgb(138, 57, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2235, 0.4941
RGB percentages54.1%, 22.4%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(308.9, 41.5%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.9, 58.7%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 58.7%, 8.7%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,058,686
CSS custom property--colour: #8A397E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#75C681

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#385180no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#505D7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Tritanopia#903F56no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 21.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.7Dark magenta · ΔE 25.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9Medium violet red · ΔE 29.4Orchid · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 21.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#398A45
Analogous#6E398A, #8A3955
Triadic#7E8A39, #397E8A
Split complementary#568A39, #398A6E
Tetradic#8A6D39, #398A45, #39558A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFB0D8
Lighter +30%#D08CC6
Lighter +20%#C168B4
Lighter +10%#AE489F
Darker −10%#662A5D
Darker −20%#421B3C
Darker −30%#1E0C1B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A2218F
Less saturated −25%#72516D

Channel breakdown

R138
G57
B126
Red138 (54.1%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue308.89°
Saturation (HSL)41.54%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 39 · B 7E

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