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Recognised as Colour

#8A437D

  • #8A437D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8A437D is a magenta with RGB values 138, 67, 125 and HSL 311°, 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

#8A437D#8A437D
HEX#8A437D
RGBrgb(138, 67, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2627, 0.4902
RGB percentages54.1%, 26.3%, 49%
HSLhsl(311, 34.6%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311, 51.4%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 51.4%, 9.4%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,061,245
CSS custom property--colour: #8A437D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#75BC82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#43567Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#57617Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Tritanopia#90475Ano 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 text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.2Purple · ΔE 28.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.9Pale violetred · ΔE 29.8Dark magenta · ΔE 31.7Orchid · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#438A50
Analogous#73438A, #8A435A
Triadic#7D8A43, #437D8A
Split complementary#5A8A43, #438A73
Tetradic#8A7443, #438A50, #435A8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEBBD8
Lighter +30%#CD99C4
Lighter +20%#BD76B0
Lighter +10%#AC549C
Darker −10%#68325E
Darker −20%#45223F
Darker −30%#231120
Darker −40%#010001
More saturated +25%#A4298D
Less saturated −25%#705D6D

Channel breakdown

R138
G67
B125
Red138 (54.1%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue310.99°
Saturation (HSL)34.63%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 43 · B 7D

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