Colour

#8A3152

#8A3152
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8A3152 is a red with RGB values 138, 49, 82 and HSL 338°, 48%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#8A3152

RGBrgb(138, 49, 82)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.1922, 0.3216

RGB percentages54.1%, 19.2%, 32.2%

HSLhsl(337.8, 47.6%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.8, 64.5%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 64.5%, 40.6%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,056,594

CSS custom property--colour: #8A3152;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.95:1

Contrast with white7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#75CEAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#424653no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#595750no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original

Tritanopia#95283Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 26.5 Indian red · ΔE 29.2 Brown · ΔE 31.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 35.3 Light coral · ΔE 37.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 38.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 26.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#318A69

Analogous#8A317E, #8A3D31

Triadic#528A31, #31528A

Split complementary#318A3D, #317E8A

Tetradic#7E8A31, #318A69, #3D318A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E0A7BC

Lighter +30%#D282A0

Lighter +20%#C55C83

Lighter +10%#B03E68

Darker −10%#64243C

Darker −20%#3F1625

Darker −30%#19090F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A11A4C

Less saturated −25%#734858

Channel breakdown

R138

G49

B82

Red138 (54.1%)

Green49 (19.2%)

Blue82 (32.2%)

Hue337.75°

Saturation (HSL)47.59%

Lightness36.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 31 · B 52

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