Colour

#8A4171

#8A4171
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8A4171 is a magenta with RGB values 138, 65, 113 and HSL 321°, 36%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#8A4171

RGBrgb(138, 65, 113)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2549, 0.4431

RGB percentages54.1%, 25.5%, 44.3%

HSLhsl(320.5, 36%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(320.5, 52.9%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 52.9%, 18.1%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,060,721

CSS custom property--colour: #8A4171;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.83:1

Contrast with white6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#75BE8E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#465373no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A5F6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original

Tritanopia#924154no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 27.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.8 Purple · ΔE 32.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 34.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.7 Plum · ΔE 36.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 27.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#418A5A

Analogous#7F418A, #8A414D

Triadic#718A41, #41718A

Split complementary#4D8A41, #418A7E

Tetradic#8A7E41, #418A5A, #414D8A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEB9D1

Lighter +30%#CE96BB

Lighter +20%#BD74A4

Lighter +10%#AD518D

Darker −10%#673155

Darker −20%#452038

Darker −30%#22101C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A32879

Less saturated −25%#715A69

Channel breakdown

R138

G65

B113

Red138 (54.1%)

Green65 (25.5%)

Blue113 (44.3%)

Hue320.55°

Saturation (HSL)35.96%

Lightness39.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 41 · B 71

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