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Recognised as Colour

#8A4472

  • #8A4472
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#8A4472 is a magenta with RGB values 138, 68, 114 and HSL 321°, 34%, 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 Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8A4472#8A4472
HEX#8A4472
RGBrgb(138, 68, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2667, 0.4471
RGB percentages54.1%, 26.7%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(320.6, 34%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.6, 50.7%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 50.7%, 17.4%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,061,490
CSS custom property--colour: #8A4472;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10752WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#75BB8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#485574no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B6070no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Tritanopia#914556no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 27Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.9Purple · ΔE 34.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.5Plum · ΔE 35.5Medium violet red · ΔE 35.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#448A5C
Analogous#7F448A, #8A444F
Triadic#728A44, #44728A
Split complementary#4F8A44, #448A7F
Tetradic#8A7F44, #448A5C, #444F8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEBCD2
Lighter +30%#CD9ABC
Lighter +20%#BC78A5
Lighter +10%#AB568E
Darker −10%#683356
Darker −20%#46223A
Darker −30%#24111D
Darker −40%#010101
More saturated +25%#A42A7A
Less saturated −25%#705E6A

Channel breakdown

R138
G68
B114
Red138 (54.1%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue320.57°
Saturation (HSL)33.98%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 44 · B 72

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