Recognised as Colour

#8A375F

#8A375F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8A375F is a red with RGB values 138, 55, 95 and HSL 331°, 43%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8A375F#8A375F

HEX#8A375F

RGBrgb(138, 55, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2157, 0.3725

RGB percentages54.1%, 21.6%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(331.1, 43%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331.1, 60.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 60.1%, 31.2%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,058,143

CSS custom property--colour: #8A375F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.52:1

Contrast with white7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#75C8A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#434B60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#595A5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Tritanopia#943347no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 26.1 Indian red · ΔE 33.4 Medium violet red · ΔE 33.8 Purple · ΔE 36.6 Brown · ΔE 37.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 38

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 26.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#378A62

Analogous#8A3788, #8A3837

Triadic#5F8A37, #375F8A

Split complementary#378A38, #37888A

Tetradic#898A37, #378A62, #39378A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFAEC6

Lighter +30%#D08AAC

Lighter +20%#C26592

Lighter +10%#AE4678

Darker −10%#662846

Darker −20%#411A2D

Darker −30%#1D0B14

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A21F5E

Less saturated −25%#724F60

Channel breakdown

R138

G55

B95

Red138 (54.1%)

Green55 (21.6%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue331.08°

Saturation (HSL)43.01%

Lightness37.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 37 · B 5F

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