Recognised as Colour

#8A5181

#8A5181
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8A5181 is a magenta with RGB values 138, 81, 129 and HSL 309°, 26%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#8A5181

RGBrgb(138, 81, 129)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3176, 0.5059

RGB percentages54.1%, 31.8%, 50.6%

HSLhsl(309.5, 26%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.5, 41.3%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 41.3%, 6.5%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,064,833

CSS custom property--colour: #8A5181;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1

Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#75AE7E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#505F83no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F677Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Tritanopia#8F5463no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 28.7 Plum · ΔE 31.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 34.7 Slate grey · ΔE 35.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#518A5A

Analogous#76518A, #8A5165

Triadic#818A51, #51818A

Split complementary#658A51, #518A76

Tetradic#8A7651, #518A5A, #51658A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFC8DB

Lighter +30%#CCA8C6

Lighter +20%#B988B1

Lighter +10%#A6689C

Darker −10%#6A3E63

Darker −20%#4A2B45

Darker −30%#2A1827

Darker −40%#090609

More saturated +25%#A53694

Less saturated −25%#6F6C6E

Channel breakdown

R138

G81

B129

Red138 (54.1%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue129 (50.6%)

Hue309.47°

Saturation (HSL)26.03%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 51 · B 81

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