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Recognised as Colour

#8A405F

  • #8A405F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#8A405F is a red with RGB values 138, 64, 95 and HSL 335°, 37%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8A405F#8A405F
HEX#8A405F
RGBrgb(138, 64, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.251, 0.3725
RGB percentages54.1%, 25.1%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(334.9, 36.6%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.9, 53.6%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 53.6%, 31.2%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,060,447
CSS custom property--colour: #8A405F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.05:1
Contrast with white7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#75BFA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A5060no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E5E5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Tritanopia#943C4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 25.4Indian red · ΔE 31.4Rosy brown · ΔE 33.2Dim grey · ΔE 35.9Brown · ΔE 36.8Light coral · ΔE 37.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 25.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#408A6B
Analogous#8A4084, #8A4640
Triadic#5F8A40, #405F8A
Split complementary#408A46, #40848A
Tetradic#848A40, #408A6B, #46408A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEB8C8
Lighter +30%#CE95AD
Lighter +20%#BE7292
Lighter +10%#AD5077
Darker −10%#673047
Darker −20%#44202F
Darker −30%#211017
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A3275B
Less saturated −25%#715963

Channel breakdown

R138
G64
B95
Red138 (54.1%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue334.86°
Saturation (HSL)36.63%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 40 · B 5F

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