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Recognised as Colour

#8A5873

  • #8A5873
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#8A5873 is a magenta with RGB values 138, 88, 115 and HSL 328°, 22%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#8A5873#8A5873
HEX#8A5873
RGBrgb(138, 88, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3451, 0.451
RGB percentages54.1%, 34.5%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(327.6, 22.1%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.6, 36.2%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 36.2%, 16.7%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,066,611
CSS custom property--colour: #8A5873;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#75A78C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C6274no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#686A72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#905761no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 25.2Dim grey · ΔE 25.7Gray · ΔE 27.6Pale violetred · ΔE 27.7Slate grey · ΔE 28.7Light slate grey · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 25.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#588A6F
Analogous#88588A, #8A585A
Triadic#738A58, #58738A
Split complementary#5A8A58, #588A88
Tetradic#8A8858, #588A6F, #585A8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0CED8
Lighter +30%#CCAFBF
Lighter +20%#B890A6
Lighter +10%#A4718D
Darker −10%#6B4459
Darker −20%#4C303F
Darker −30%#2D1C25
Darker −40%#0D090B
More saturated +25%#A63C75
Less saturated −25%#717171

Channel breakdown

R138
G88
B115
Red138 (54.1%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue327.6°
Saturation (HSL)22.12%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 58 · B 73

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