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Indomitable Roseate

#8a216e
Notes

Indomitable Roseate (#8A216E) is a deep magenta with a jewel character. It carries the deep, saturated richness of a gemstone. Authoritative and slightly formal, it works well for type and heavy UI elements. Its HSL profile (316°, 61%, 34%) places it in the balanced band at a dark lightness. It works well as a headline, icon, or deep background in an otherwise light layout, pairing cleanly with cream, bone, and warm neutrals. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary green. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#8a216e
RGB
rgb(138, 33, 110)
HSL
hsl(316, 61%, 34%)
HWB
hwb(316 13% 46%)
OKLCH
oklch(44.5% 0.162 340.9)
HSV
hsv(316, 76%, 54%)
LAB
lab(33.17% 51.09 -19.62)
LCH
lch(33.17% 54.73 338.99)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 76%, 20%, 46%)

Etymology

Indomitable
adjective

Latin indomitābilis, unconquerable — derived from domāre (to tame). As a color modifier, indomitable implies a saturated-and-unconquerable-and-fierce quality where the hue resists any attempt to subdue or modulate its presence. Sits at the bold-and-resilient end of the grid, parallel to unyielding and adamant.

Roseate
noun

Latin rosātus, rosy — adopted into English for any naturally pink-magenta colored phenomenon, particularly the roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) of Florida and Caribbean coastal wetlands. Roseate color refers to a Platalea ajaja breast-and-shoulder feather field in late-afternoon light: a saturated, slightly cool deep magenta with the velvet finish of carotenoid-pigmented feather barbs over melanin-substrate flight feathers.

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#8a216e
Original
#2a4370
Protanopia
#4b546c
Deuteranopia
#932445
Tritanopia
#3d3d3d
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon White
8.32:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon Black
2.52:1

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