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Recognised as Colour

#8A427D

  • #8A427D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8A427D is a magenta with RGB values 138, 66, 125 and HSL 311°, 35%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#8A427D#8A427D
HEX#8A427D
RGBrgb(138, 66, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2588, 0.4902
RGB percentages54.1%, 25.9%, 49%
HSLhsl(310.8, 35.3%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.8, 52.2%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 52.2%, 9.4%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,060,989
CSS custom property--colour: #8A427D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#75BD82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#42567Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#56607Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Tritanopia#90465Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1Purple · ΔE 27.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.5Pale violetred · ΔE 30.1Dark magenta · ΔE 31.1Orchid · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#428A4F
Analogous#73428A, #8A4259
Triadic#7D8A42, #427D8A
Split complementary#598A42, #428A73
Tetradic#8A7342, #428A4F, #42598A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEBAD8
Lighter +30%#CD98C4
Lighter +20%#BD75B0
Lighter +10%#AC539C
Darker −10%#67325E
Darker −20%#45213F
Darker −30%#22111F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A3298D
Less saturated −25%#715C6D

Channel breakdown

R138
G66
B125
Red138 (54.1%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue310.83°
Saturation (HSL)35.29%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 42 · B 7D

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