Recognised as Colour
#8A4571
- #8A4571
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#8A4571 is a magenta with RGB values 138, 69, 113 and HSL 322°, 33%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#8A4571#8A4571
HEX#8A4571
RGBrgb(138, 69, 113)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2706, 0.4431
RGB percentages54.1%, 27.1%, 44.3%
HSLhsl(321.7, 33.3%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.7, 50%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 50%, 18.1%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,061,745
CSS custom property--colour: #8A4571;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#75BA8E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#458A5E
Analogous#81458A, #8A454F
Triadic#718A45, #45718A
Split complementary#4E8A45, #458A81
Tetradic#8A8145, #458A5E, #454E8A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R138
G69
B113
Red138 (54.1%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue113 (44.3%)
Hue321.74°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 45 · B 71
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