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Recognised as Colour

#8A6089

  • #8A6089
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#8A6089 is a magenta with RGB values 138, 96, 137 and HSL 301°, 18%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#8A6089#8A6089
HEX#8A6089
RGBrgb(138, 96, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.3765, 0.5373
RGB percentages54.1%, 37.6%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(301.4, 17.9%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.4, 30.4%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 30.4%, 0.7%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,068,681
CSS custom property--colour: #8A6089;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#759F76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D6B8Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#677088no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8D636Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 27.7Light slate grey · ΔE 28.6Plum · ΔE 28.8Dim grey · ΔE 29.1Rosy brown · ΔE 29.3Gray · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 27.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#608A61
Analogous#76608A, #8A6074
Triadic#898A60, #60898A
Split complementary#748A60, #608A76
Tetradic#8A7660, #608A61, #60748A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1D5E1
Lighter +30%#CDB6CC
Lighter +20%#B898B7
Lighter +10%#A37AA2
Darker −10%#6C4B6B
Darker −20%#4E364D
Darker −30%#30212F
Darker −40%#120C12
More saturated +25%#A743A5
Less saturated −25%#757575

Channel breakdown

R138
G96
B137
Red138 (54.1%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue301.43°
Saturation (HSL)17.95%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 60 · B 89

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