Recognised as Colour

#8A3E71

#8A3E71
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8A3E71 is a magenta with RGB values 138, 62, 113 and HSL 320°, 38%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#8A3E71

RGBrgb(138, 62, 113)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2431, 0.4431

RGB percentages54.1%, 24.3%, 44.3%

HSLhsl(319.7, 38%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(319.7, 55.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 55.1%, 18.1%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,059,953

CSS custom property--colour: #8A3E71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10041WCAG 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 6.98:1

Contrast with white6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#75C18E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#435273no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#585E6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Tritanopia#923F52no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 27.8 Purple · ΔE 31 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 32.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 27.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3E8A57

Analogous#7D3E8A, #8A3E4B

Triadic#718A3E, #3E718A

Split complementary#4B8A3E, #3E8A7D

Tetradic#8A7D3E, #3E8A57, #3E4B8A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEB6D1

Lighter +30%#CE93BB

Lighter +20%#BF6FA5

Lighter +10%#AD4E8E

Darker −10%#672E54

Darker −20%#441E37

Darker −30%#200F1B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A3257A

Less saturated −25%#715768

Channel breakdown

R138

G62

B113

Red138 (54.1%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue113 (44.3%)

Hue319.74°

Saturation (HSL)38%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 3E · B 71

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