Recognised as Colour

#8A597E

#8A597E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8A597E is a magenta with RGB values 138, 89, 126 and HSL 315°, 22%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#8A597E

RGBrgb(138, 89, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.349, 0.4941

RGB percentages54.1%, 34.9%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(314.7, 21.6%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(314.7, 35.5%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 35.5%, 8.7%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,066,878

CSS custom property--colour: #8A597E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1

Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#75A681

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A647Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#666B7Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Tritanopia#8F5B66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 28.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.7 Dim grey · ΔE 29 Slate grey · ΔE 29.7 Gray · ΔE 30.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 28.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#598A65

Analogous#7D598A, #8A5966

Triadic#7E8A59, #597E8A

Split complementary#668A59, #598A7D

Tetradic#8A7D59, #598A65, #59668A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0CFDC

Lighter +30%#CCB0C5

Lighter +20%#B891AE

Lighter +10%#A47298

Darker −10%#6B4562

Darker −20%#4C3145

Darker −30%#2D1D29

Darker −40%#0E090D

More saturated +25%#A63D8C

Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R138

G89

B126

Red138 (54.1%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue314.69°

Saturation (HSL)21.59%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 59 · B 7E

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