Colour

#8C4E8A

#8C4E8A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#8C4E8A is a magenta with RGB values 140, 78, 138 and HSL 302°, 28%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#8C4E8A

RGBrgb(140, 78, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.3059, 0.5412

RGB percentages54.9%, 30.6%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(301.9, 28.4%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(301.9, 44.3%, 54.9%)

CMYK0%, 44.3%, 1.4%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,195,146

CSS custom property--colour: #8C4E8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1

Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#73B175

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A5F8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B6788no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Tritanopia#905465no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.6 Purple · ΔE 30.2 Medium purple · ΔE 30.3 Orchid · ΔE 30.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E8C50

Analogous#6F4E8C, #8C4E6B

Triadic#8A8C4E, #4E8A8C

Split complementary#6B8C4E, #4E8C6F

Tetradic#8C6F4E, #4E8C50, #4E6B8C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0C6DF

Lighter +30%#CDA6CC

Lighter +20%#BB85B9

Lighter +10%#A964A7

Darker −10%#6B3C6A

Darker −20%#4A2A49

Darker −30%#2A1729

Darker −40%#090509

More saturated +25%#A733A3

Less saturated −25%#716971

Channel breakdown

R140

G78

B138

Red140 (54.9%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue301.94°

Saturation (HSL)28.44%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8C · G 4E · B 8A

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