Recognised as Colour

#8A4486

#8A4486
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8A4486 is a magenta with RGB values 138, 68, 134 and HSL 303°, 34%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#8A4486

RGBrgb(138, 68, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2667, 0.5255

RGB percentages54.1%, 26.7%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(303.4, 34%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(303.4, 50.7%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 50.7%, 2.9%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,061,510

CSS custom property--colour: #8A4486;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.46:1

Contrast with white6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#75BB79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#405888no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#546284no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Tritanopia#8E4A5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.5 Purple · ΔE 25.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 28.4 Orchid · ΔE 29.7 Medium purple · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#448A48

Analogous#6B448A, #8A4463

Triadic#868A44, #44868A

Split complementary#638A44, #448A6B

Tetradic#8A6B44, #448A48, #44638A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEBCDC

Lighter +30%#CD9ACA

Lighter +20%#BC78B8

Lighter +10%#AB56A7

Darker −10%#683365

Darker −20%#462244

Darker −30%#241122

Darker −40%#010101

More saturated +25%#A42A9D

Less saturated −25%#705E6F

Channel breakdown

R138

G68

B134

Red138 (54.1%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue303.43°

Saturation (HSL)33.98%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 44 · B 86

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