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Colour

#8A254E

  • #8A254E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#8A254E is a red with RGB values 138, 37, 78 and HSL 336°, 58%, 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

#8A254E#8A254E
HEX#8A254E
RGBrgb(138, 37, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.1451, 0.3059
RGB percentages54.1%, 14.5%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(335.6, 57.7%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.6, 73.2%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 73.2%, 43.5%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,053,518
CSS custom property--colour: #8A254E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.55:1
Contrast with white8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#75DAB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A404Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#55534Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Tritanopia#961736no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 28.1Indian red · ΔE 30.6Brown · ΔE 31.3Medium violet red · ΔE 32Purple · ΔE 38.8Maroon · ΔE 38.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 28.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#258A61
Analogous#8A2580, #8A2F25
Triadic#4E8A25, #254E8A
Split complementary#258A2F, #25808A
Tetradic#808A25, #258A61, #2F258A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E398B6
Lighter +30%#D96F9A
Lighter +20%#CE477E
Lighter +10%#B23065
Darker −10%#621A37
Darker −20%#3A0F21
Darker −30%#11050A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A00F4A
Less saturated −25%#743B52

Channel breakdown

R138
G37
B78
Red138 (54.1%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue335.64°
Saturation (HSL)57.71%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 25 · B 4E

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