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Recognised as Colour

#8A3C7F

  • #8A3C7F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8A3C7F is a magenta with RGB values 138, 60, 127 and HSL 308°, 39%, 39%. 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

#8A3C7F#8A3C7F
HEX#8A3C7F
RGBrgb(138, 60, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2353, 0.498
RGB percentages54.1%, 23.5%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(308.5, 39.4%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.5, 56.5%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 56.5%, 8%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,059,455
CSS custom property--colour: #8A3C7F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#75C380

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A5381no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Deuteranopia#525E7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Tritanopia#904158no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 23.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4Dark magenta · ΔE 26.5Orchid · ΔE 30.3Medium violet red · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 23.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3C8A47
Analogous#6E3C8A, #8A3C58
Triadic#7F8A3C, #3C7F8A
Split complementary#588A3C, #3C8A6E
Tetradic#8A6E3C, #3C8A47, #3C588A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEB4D8
Lighter +30%#CF90C6
Lighter +20%#BF6DB4
Lighter +10%#AE4BA0
Darker −10%#662D5E
Darker −20%#431D3E
Darker −30%#1F0E1D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A32391
Less saturated −25%#71556D

Channel breakdown

R138
G60
B127
Red138 (54.1%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue308.46°
Saturation (HSL)39.39%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 3C · B 7F

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