Recognised as Colour

#8A557D

#8A557D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8A557D is a magenta with RGB values 138, 85, 125 and HSL 315°, 24%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#8A557D

RGBrgb(138, 85, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3333, 0.4902

RGB percentages54.1%, 33.3%, 49%

HSLhsl(314.7, 23.8%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(314.7, 38.4%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 38.4%, 9.4%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,065,853

CSS custom property--colour: #8A557D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1

Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#75AA82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#56627Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#63697Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Tritanopia#8F5764no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 28 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.6 Dim grey · ΔE 31.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.4 Plum · ΔE 31.5 Slate grey · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 27.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#558A62

Analogous#7D558A, #8A5563

Triadic#7D8A55, #557D8A

Split complementary#628A55, #558A7D

Tetradic#8A7D55, #558A62, #55638A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFCCDB

Lighter +30%#CCACC4

Lighter +20%#B88DAE

Lighter +10%#A56D97

Darker −10%#6A4260

Darker −20%#4B2E44

Darker −30%#2B1B27

Darker −40%#0C070B

More saturated +25%#A6398B

Less saturated −25%#707070

Channel breakdown

R138

G85

B125

Red138 (54.1%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue314.72°

Saturation (HSL)23.77%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 55 · B 7D

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Colour values

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