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Recognised as Colour

#8A2C54

  • #8A2C54
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#8A2C54 is a red with RGB values 138, 44, 84 and HSL 334°, 52%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8A2C54#8A2C54
HEX#8A2C54
RGBrgb(138, 44, 84)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.1725, 0.3294
RGB percentages54.1%, 17.3%, 32.9%
HSLhsl(334.5, 51.6%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.5, 68.1%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 68.1%, 39.1%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,055,316
CSS custom property--colour: #8A2C54;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.17:1
Contrast with white8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#75D3AB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D4455no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#575652no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Tritanopia#95233Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 27.1Indian red · ΔE 31.3Medium violet red · ΔE 32.4Brown · ΔE 33.5Purple · ΔE 37.8Hot pink · ΔE 38.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 27.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C8A62
Analogous#8A2C83, #8A332C
Triadic#548A2C, #2C548A
Split complementary#2C8A33, #2C838A
Tetradic#838A2C, #2C8A62, #332C8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1A1BC
Lighter +30%#D57AA1
Lighter +20%#C85485
Lighter +10%#B1386C
Darker −10%#63203C
Darker −20%#3D1325
Darker −30%#16070D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A11551
Less saturated −25%#734357

Channel breakdown

R138
G44
B84
Red138 (54.1%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue84 (32.9%)
Hue334.47°
Saturation (HSL)51.65%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 2C · B 54

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