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Recognised as Colour

#8A2253

  • #8A2253
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#8A2253 is a red with RGB values 138, 34, 83 and HSL 332°, 60%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8A2253#8A2253
HEX#8A2253
RGBrgb(138, 34, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.1333, 0.3255
RGB percentages54.1%, 13.3%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(331.7, 60.5%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.7, 75.4%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 75.4%, 39.9%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,052,755
CSS custom property--colour: #8A2253;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#75DDAC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#373F54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#535351no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Tritanopia#951537no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 28.7Medium violet red · ΔE 29.2Indian red · ΔE 33.5Brown · ΔE 34.7Purple · ΔE 34.9Hot pink · ΔE 38
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 28.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#228A59
Analogous#8A2287, #8A2522
Triadic#538A22, #22538A
Split complementary#228A25, #22878A
Tetradic#878A22, #228A59, #25228A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E593BA
Lighter +30%#DA6B9F
Lighter +20%#D04285
Lighter +10%#B32C6C
Darker −10%#61183A
Darker −20%#380E22
Darker −30%#0F0409
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#9F0C52
Less saturated −25%#743754

Channel breakdown

R138
G34
B83
Red138 (54.1%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue331.73°
Saturation (HSL)60.47%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 22 · B 53

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