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Recognised as Colour

#8A3E87

  • #8A3E87
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Purple

#8A3E87 is a magenta with RGB values 138, 62, 135 and HSL 302°, 38%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Purple.

Colour values

#8A3E87#8A3E87
HEX#8A3E87
RGBrgb(138, 62, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2431, 0.5294
RGB percentages54.1%, 24.3%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(302.4, 38%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.4, 55.1%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 55.1%, 2.2%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,059,975
CSS custom property--colour: #8A3E87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.73:1
Contrast with white6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#75C178

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#385589no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#505F85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8E465Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Purple · ΔE 21.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.7Dark magenta · ΔE 24.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3Orchid · ΔE 28.2Medium purple · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourPurple (#800080)ΔE 21.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3E8A41
Analogous#673E8A, #8A3E61
Triadic#878A3E, #3E878A
Split complementary#618A3E, #3E8A67
Tetradic#8A673E, #3E8A41, #3E618A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEB6DD
Lighter +30%#CE93CC
Lighter +20%#BF6FBB
Lighter +10%#AD4EA9
Darker −10%#672E65
Darker −20%#441E42
Darker −30%#200F20
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A3259E
Less saturated −25%#715770

Channel breakdown

R138
G62
B135
Red138 (54.1%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue302.37°
Saturation (HSL)38%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 3E · B 87

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