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Recognised as Colour

#8A3D7D

  • #8A3D7D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8A3D7D is a magenta with RGB values 138, 61, 125 and HSL 310°, 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

#8A3D7D#8A3D7D
HEX#8A3D7D
RGBrgb(138, 61, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2392, 0.4902
RGB percentages54.1%, 23.9%, 49%
HSLhsl(310.1, 38.7%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.1, 55.8%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 55.8%, 9.4%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,059,709
CSS custom property--colour: #8A3D7D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#75C282

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C537Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#535E7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Tritanopia#904257no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 24.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 27Dark magenta · ΔE 28Medium violet red · ΔE 30.9Orchid · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 24.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3D8A4A
Analogous#713D8A, #8A3D56
Triadic#7D8A3D, #3D7D8A
Split complementary#578A3D, #3D8A71
Tetradic#8A713D, #3D8A4A, #3D578A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEB5D7
Lighter +30%#CF91C4
Lighter +20%#BF6EB1
Lighter +10%#AD4D9D
Darker −10%#672D5D
Darker −20%#431E3D
Darker −30%#200E1D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A3248D
Less saturated −25%#71566D

Channel breakdown

R138
G61
B125
Red138 (54.1%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue310.13°
Saturation (HSL)38.69%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 3D · B 7D

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