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Recognised as Colour

#8C418A

  • #8C418A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#8C418A is a magenta with RGB values 140, 65, 138 and HSL 302°, 37%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#8C418A#8C418A
HEX#8C418A
RGBrgb(140, 65, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.2549, 0.5412
RGB percentages54.9%, 25.5%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(301.6, 36.6%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.6, 53.6%, 54.9%)
CMYK0%, 53.6%, 1.4%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,191,818
CSS custom property--colour: #8C418A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#73BE75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B588Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#526288no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Tritanopia#90495Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.8Purple · ΔE 21.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3Dark magenta · ΔE 24.7Orchid · ΔE 27.4Medium purple · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 21.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#418C43
Analogous#69418C, #8C4164
Triadic#8A8C41, #418A8C
Split complementary#648C41, #418C69
Tetradic#8C6941, #418C43, #41658C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFBADE
Lighter +30%#CF97CD
Lighter +20%#BF74BD
Lighter +10%#AE52AC
Darker −10%#693168
Darker −20%#462145
Darker −30%#241023
Darker −40%#010001
More saturated +25%#A627A2
Less saturated −25%#725B72

Channel breakdown

R140
G65
B138
Red140 (54.9%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue301.6°
Saturation (HSL)36.59%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8C · G 41 · B 8A

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