Colour

#8A467E

#8A467E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8A467E is a magenta with RGB values 138, 70, 126 and HSL 311°, 33%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#8A467E

RGBrgb(138, 70, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2745, 0.4941

RGB percentages54.1%, 27.5%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(310.6, 32.7%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(310.6, 49.3%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 49.3%, 8.7%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,062,014

CSS custom property--colour: #8A467E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.45:1

Contrast with white6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#75B981

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#465880no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original

Deuteranopia#58627Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Tritanopia#904A5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.7 Purple · ΔE 30 Orchid · ΔE 33.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#468A52

Analogous#74468A, #8A465C

Triadic#7E8A46, #467E8A

Split complementary#5C8A46, #468A74

Tetradic#8A7446, #468A52, #465C8A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEBED8

Lighter +30%#CD9CC4

Lighter +20%#BC7AB0

Lighter +10%#AB589C

Darker −10%#68355F

Darker −20%#462440

Darker −30%#241321

Darker −40%#030102

More saturated +25%#A42C8F

Less saturated −25%#70606D

Channel breakdown

R138

G70

B126

Red138 (54.1%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue310.59°

Saturation (HSL)32.69%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 46 · B 7E

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