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Recognised as Colour

#8A437A

  • #8A437A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8A437A is a magenta with RGB values 138, 67, 122 and HSL 314°, 35%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#8A437A#8A437A
HEX#8A437A
RGBrgb(138, 67, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2627, 0.4784
RGB percentages54.1%, 26.3%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(313.5, 34.6%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.5, 51.4%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 51.4%, 11.6%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,061,242
CSS custom property--colour: #8A437A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10823WCAG 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 6.64:1
Contrast with white6.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#75BC85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#44567Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#586078no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original
Tritanopia#904659no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.3Pale violetred · ΔE 29Purple · ΔE 29.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.5Dark magenta · ΔE 33.1Orchid · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#438A53
Analogous#77438A, #8A4356
Triadic#7A8A43, #437A8A
Split complementary#578A43, #438A77
Tetradic#8A7743, #438A53, #43568A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEBBD6
Lighter +30%#CD99C1
Lighter +20%#BD76AD
Lighter +10%#AC5498
Darker −10%#68325C
Darker −20%#45223D
Darker −30%#23111F
Darker −40%#010001
More saturated +25%#A42988
Less saturated −25%#705D6C

Channel breakdown

R138
G67
B122
Red138 (54.1%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue313.52°
Saturation (HSL)34.63%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 43 · B 7A

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