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Recognised as Colour

#8A335E

  • #8A335E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#8A335E is a red with RGB values 138, 51, 94 and HSL 330°, 46%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8A335E#8A335E
HEX#8A335E
RGBrgb(138, 51, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2, 0.3686
RGB percentages54.1%, 20%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(330.3, 46%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.3, 63%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 63%, 31.9%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,057,118
CSS custom property--colour: #8A335E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#75CCA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#40495Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#57595Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original
Tritanopia#942E44no 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 text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 26.6Medium violet red · ΔE 32.2Indian red · ΔE 34Purple · ΔE 35.2Brown · ΔE 37.9Hot pink · ΔE 38.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 26.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#338A5F
Analogous#8A338A, #8A3333
Triadic#5E8A33, #335E8A
Split complementary#338A33, #338A8A
Tetradic#8A8A33, #338A5F, #33338A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFAAC4
Lighter +30%#D284AB
Lighter +20%#C45F91
Lighter +10%#AF4177
Darker −10%#652545
Darker −20%#40172B
Darker −30%#1A0A12
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A21B5E
Less saturated −25%#724B5E

Channel breakdown

R138
G51
B94
Red138 (54.1%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue330.34°
Saturation (HSL)46.03%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 33 · B 5E

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