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Recognised as Colour

#8A708F

  • #8A708F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#8A708F is a magenta with RGB values 138, 112, 143 and HSL 290°, 12%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#8A708F#8A708F
HEX#8A708F
RGBrgb(138, 112, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4392, 0.5608
RGB percentages54.1%, 43.9%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(290.3, 12.2%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.3, 21.7%, 56.1%)
CMYK3.5%, 21.7%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,072,783
CSS custom property--colour: #8A708F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#758F70

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D7790no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#737A8Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8B737Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 18.5Light slate grey · ΔE 19.1Gray · ΔE 20.9Dim grey · ΔE 21.6Rosy brown · ΔE 23.6Dark grey · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 18.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#758F70
Analogous#7A708F, #8F7085
Triadic#8F8A70, #708F8A
Split complementary#858F70, #708F7A
Tetradic#8F7A70, #758F70, #70858F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E2E9
Lighter +30%#D0C6D2
Lighter +20%#B9A9BC
Lighter +10%#A18DA5
Darker −10%#6E5A72
Darker −20%#534356
Darker −30%#372D39
Darker −40%#1C161D
More saturated +25%#A050AF
Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R138
G112
B143
Red138 (54.1%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue290.32°
Saturation (HSL)12.16%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 70 · B 8F

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