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Recognised as Colour

#801E4E

  • #801E4E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#801E4E is a red with RGB values 128, 30, 78 and HSL 331°, 62%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#801E4E#801E4E
HEX#801E4E
RGBrgb(128, 30, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.1176, 0.3059
RGB percentages50.2%, 11.8%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(330.6, 62%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.6, 76.6%, 50.2%)
CMYK0%, 76.6%, 39.1%, 49.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,396,366
CSS custom property--colour: #801E4E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness78.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#7FE1B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#313A4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C4C4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8B1333no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 31.4Medium violet red · ΔE 31.7Purple · ΔE 34.8Indian red · ΔE 35.7Brown · ΔE 36.2Dark magenta · ΔE 38.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 31.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1E8050
Analogous#801E7F, #801F1E
Triadic#4E801E, #1E4E80
Split complementary#1E801F, #1E7F80
Tetradic#7F801E, #1E8050, #1F1E80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E387B4
Lighter +30%#D95E9A
Lighter +20%#D03480
Lighter +10%#A92867
Darker −10%#571435
Darker −20%#2D0B1C
Darker −30%#040102
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#940A4E
Less saturated −25%#6C324E

Channel breakdown

R128
G30
B78
Red128 (50.2%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue330.61°
Saturation (HSL)62.03%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 80 · G 1E · B 4E

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