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Recognised as Colour

#8A4A91

  • #8A4A91
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8A4A91 is a magenta with RGB values 138, 74, 145 and HSL 294°, 32%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8A4A91#8A4A91
HEX#8A4A91
RGBrgb(138, 74, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2902, 0.5686
RGB percentages54.1%, 29%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(294.1, 32.4%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(294.1, 49%, 56.9%)
CMYK4.8%, 49%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,063,057
CSS custom property--colour: #8A4A91;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#75B56E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#415E93no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#54658Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8C5367no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7Purple · ΔE 25.3Medium purple · ΔE 25.9Orchid · ΔE 27.8Dark magenta · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 21.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#51914A
Analogous#674A91, #914A74
Triadic#918A4A, #4A918A
Split complementary#75914A, #4A9166
Tetradic#91664A, #51914A, #4A7491

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFC5E2
Lighter +30%#CCA4D0
Lighter +20%#B982BF
Lighter +10%#A660AE
Darker −10%#6A396F
Darker −20%#4A284D
Darker −30%#2A162C
Darker −40%#09050A
More saturated +25%#A02FAC
Less saturated −25%#746576

Channel breakdown

R138
G74
B145
Red138 (54.1%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue294.08°
Saturation (HSL)32.42%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 4A · B 91

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