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Colour

#8E00A3

  • #8E00A3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#8E00A3 is a magenta with RGB values 142, 0, 163 and HSL 292°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#8E00A3#8E00A3
HEX#8E00A3
RGBrgb(142, 0, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0, 0.6392
RGB percentages55.7%, 0%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(292.3, 100%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(292.3, 100%, 63.9%)
CMYK12.9%, 100%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,306,275
CSS custom property--colour: #8E00A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#71FF5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0049A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2256A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original
Tritanopia#8F335Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 12.2Dark orchid · ΔE 13.5Purple · ΔE 16.4Medium orchid · ΔE 20.6Indigo · ΔE 21.2Dark violet · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#15A300
Analogous#3D00A3, #A30066
Triadic#A38E00, #00A38E
Split complementary#66A300, #00A33D
Tetradic#A33D00, #15A300, #0066A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ED70FF
Lighter +30%#E63DFF
Lighter +20%#DF0AFF
Lighter +10%#BA00D6
Darker −10%#620070
Darker −20%#35003D
Darker −30%#09000A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#8E00A3
Less saturated −25%#7F148F

Channel breakdown

R142
G0
B163
Red142 (55.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue292.27°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 00 · B A3

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