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Recognised as Colour

#8A5B7A

  • #8A5B7A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#8A5B7A is a magenta with RGB values 138, 91, 122 and HSL 320°, 21%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#8A5B7A#8A5B7A
HEX#8A5B7A
RGBrgb(138, 91, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3569, 0.4784
RGB percentages54.1%, 35.7%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(320.4, 20.5%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.4, 34.1%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 34.1%, 11.6%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,067,386
CSS custom property--colour: #8A5B7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#75A485

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D657Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#686C79no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8F5C66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 26Dim grey · ΔE 26.1Gray · ΔE 27.6Slate grey · ΔE 27.7Pale violetred · ΔE 28.3Light slate grey · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 25.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B8A6B
Analogous#825B8A, #8A5B63
Triadic#7A8A5B, #5B7A8A
Split complementary#628A5B, #5B8A82
Tetradic#8A835B, #5B8A6B, #5B638A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0D1DB
Lighter +30%#CCB2C3
Lighter +20%#B893AB
Lighter +10%#A47494
Darker −10%#6B475F
Darker −20%#4D3244
Darker −30%#2E1E28
Darker −40%#0F0A0D
More saturated +25%#A73E83
Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R138
G91
B122
Red138 (54.1%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue320.43°
Saturation (HSL)20.52%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 5B · B 7A

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