Recognised as Colour

#8A4E74

#8A4E74
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8A4E74 is a magenta with RGB values 138, 78, 116 and HSL 322°, 28%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#8A4E74

RGBrgb(138, 78, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3059, 0.4549

RGB percentages54.1%, 30.6%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(322, 27.8%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(322, 43.5%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 43.5%, 15.9%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,064,052

CSS custom property--colour: #8A4E74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.14:1

Contrast with white6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#75B18B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#515C75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#616572no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Tritanopia#914E5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 26.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 31.4 Dim grey · ΔE 32.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.3 Plum · ΔE 33.9 Gray · ΔE 34.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 26.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E8A64

Analogous#824E8A, #8A4E56

Triadic#748A4E, #4E748A

Split complementary#568A4E, #4E8A82

Tetradic#8A824E, #4E8A64, #4E568A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEC5D5

Lighter +30%#CCA5BE

Lighter +20%#BA84A6

Lighter +10%#A7648F

Darker −10%#693C59

Darker −20%#49293D

Darker −30%#281722

Darker −40%#080406

More saturated +25%#A5337B

Less saturated −25%#6F696D

Channel breakdown

R138

G78

B116

Red138 (54.1%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue322°

Saturation (HSL)27.78%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 4E · B 74

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