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Recognised as Colour

#8D00A1

  • #8D00A1
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#8D00A1 is a magenta with RGB values 141, 0, 161 and HSL 293°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#8D00A1#8D00A1
HEX#8D00A1
RGBrgb(141, 0, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0, 0.6314
RGB percentages55.3%, 0%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(292.5, 100%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.5, 100%, 63.1%)
CMYK12.4%, 100%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,240,737
CSS custom property--colour: #8D00A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#72FF5E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0049A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#23559Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8E325Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 11.3Dark orchid · ΔE 14.2Purple · ΔE 15.5Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6Indigo · ΔE 20.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 11.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#14A100
Analogous#3D00A1, #A10064
Triadic#A18D00, #00A18D
Split complementary#64A100, #00A13D
Tetradic#A13D00, #14A100, #0064A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ED6EFF
Lighter +30%#E73BFF
Lighter +20%#E008FF
Lighter +10%#BA00D4
Darker −10%#60006E
Darker −20%#34003B
Darker −30%#070008
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8D00A1
Less saturated −25%#7E148D

Channel breakdown

R141
G0
B161
Red141 (55.3%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue292.55°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 00 · B A1

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