Colour

#8A4E7C

#8A4E7C
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8A4E7C is a magenta with RGB values 138, 78, 124 and HSL 314°, 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

#8A4E7C#8A4E7C

HEX#8A4E7C

RGBrgb(138, 78, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3059, 0.4863

RGB percentages54.1%, 30.6%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(314, 27.8%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(314, 43.5%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 43.5%, 10.1%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,064,060

CSS custom property--colour: #8A4E7C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1

Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#75B183

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F5D7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E667Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Tritanopia#90505Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 27.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.6 Plum · ΔE 32.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 34.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.8 Dim grey · ΔE 35.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 27.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E8A5C

Analogous#7A4E8A, #8A4E5E

Triadic#7C8A4E, #4E7C8A

Split complementary#5E8A4E, #4E8A7A

Tetradic#8A7A4E, #4E8A5C, #4E5E8A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEC5D9

Lighter +30%#CCA5C3

Lighter +20%#BA84AD

Lighter +10%#A76498

Darker −10%#693C5F

Darker −20%#492941

Darker −30%#281724

Darker −40%#080407

More saturated +25%#A5338A

Less saturated −25%#6F696E

Channel breakdown

R138

G78

B124

Red138 (54.1%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue314°

Saturation (HSL)27.78%

Lightness42.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 4E · B 7C

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