Recognised as Colour

#8A455C

#8A455C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8A455C is a red with RGB values 138, 69, 92 and HSL 340°, 33%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#8A455C

RGBrgb(138, 69, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2706, 0.3608

RGB percentages54.1%, 27.1%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(340, 33.3%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340, 50%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 50%, 33.3%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,061,724

CSS custom property--colour: #8A455C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.8:1

Contrast with white6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#75BAA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#50535Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#61605Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original

Tritanopia#94404Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 25.8 Indian red · ΔE 29.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 29.9 Dim grey · ΔE 32.6 Brown · ΔE 35.3 Gray · ΔE 35.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 25.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#458A73

Analogous#8A457E, #8A5145

Triadic#5C8A45, #455C8A

Split complementary#458A51, #457F8A

Tetradic#7E8A45, #458A73, #51458A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEBDC8

Lighter +30%#CD9BAC

Lighter +20%#BC798F

Lighter +10%#AB5773

Darker −10%#683445

Darker −20%#46232F

Darker −30%#241218

Darker −40%#020101

More saturated +25%#A42B53

Less saturated −25%#705F65

Channel breakdown

R138

G69

B92

Red138 (54.1%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue340°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness40.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 45 · B 5C

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