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Recognised as Colour

#8A487E

  • #8A487E
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8A487E is a magenta with RGB values 138, 72, 126 and HSL 311°, 31%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#8A487E#8A487E
HEX#8A487E
RGBrgb(138, 72, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2824, 0.4941
RGB percentages54.1%, 28.2%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(310.9, 31.4%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.9, 47.8%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 47.8%, 8.7%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,062,526
CSS custom property--colour: #8A487E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#75B781

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#485980no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A637Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Tritanopia#904B5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.4Pale violetred · ΔE 29.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.6Purple · ΔE 31.3Plum · ΔE 33.3Orchid · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#488A54
Analogous#75488A, #8A485D
Triadic#7E8A48, #487E8A
Split complementary#5D8A48, #488A75
Tetradic#8A7548, #488A54, #485D8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEC0D9
Lighter +30%#CD9EC4
Lighter +20%#BB7DB0
Lighter +10%#AA5B9B
Darker −10%#68375F
Darker −20%#472541
Darker −30%#251422
Darker −40%#040204
More saturated +25%#A42E8F
Less saturated −25%#70626D

Channel breakdown

R138
G72
B126
Red138 (54.1%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue310.91°
Saturation (HSL)31.43%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 48 · B 7E

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