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Recognised as Colour

#8A448A

  • #8A448A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8A448A is a magenta with RGB values 138, 68, 138 and HSL 300°, 34%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8A448A#8A448A
HEX#8A448A
RGBrgb(138, 68, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2667, 0.5412
RGB percentages54.1%, 26.7%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(300, 34%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 50.7%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 50.7%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,061,514
CSS custom property--colour: #8A448A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11372WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#75BB75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E598Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#526288no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8E4C61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.3Purple · ΔE 23.8Dark magenta · ΔE 26.8Medium purple · ΔE 28.4Orchid · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 22.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#448A44
Analogous#67448A, #8A4467
Triadic#8A8A44, #448A8A
Split complementary#678A44, #448A67
Tetradic#8A6744, #448A44, #44678A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEBCDE
Lighter +30%#CD9ACD
Lighter +20%#BC78BC
Lighter +10%#AB56AB
Darker −10%#683368
Darker −20%#462246
Darker −30%#241124
Darker −40%#010101
More saturated +25%#A42AA4
Less saturated −25%#705E70

Channel breakdown

R138
G68
B138
Red138 (54.1%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)33.98%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 44 · B 8A

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