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Recognised as Colour

#8D008A

  • #8D008A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#8D008A is a magenta with RGB values 141, 0, 138 and HSL 301°, 100%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#8D008A#8D008A
HEX#8D008A
RGBrgb(141, 0, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0, 0.5412
RGB percentages55.3%, 0%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(301.3, 100%, 27.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.3, 100%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 2.1%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,240,714
CSS custom property--colour: #8D008A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#72FF75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00438Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#385387no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Tritanopia#92234Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 1.2Purple · ΔE 5.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 22Indigo · ΔE 22.9Medium orchid · ΔE 23.2Dark orchid · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 1.21, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#008D03
Analogous#4A008D, #8D0043
Triadic#8A8D00, #008A8D
Split complementary#438D00, #008D4A
Tetradic#8D4A00, #008D03, #00438D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF5AFB
Lighter +30%#FF27FA
Lighter +20%#F300EE
Lighter +10%#C000BC
Darker −10%#5A0058
Darker −20%#270026
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8D008A
Less saturated −25%#7B1279

Channel breakdown

R141
G0
B138
Red141 (55.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue301.28°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 00 · B 8A

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