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Recognised as Colour

#8A4564

  • #8A4564
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#8A4564 is a red with RGB values 138, 69, 100 and HSL 333°, 33%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8A4564#8A4564
HEX#8A4564
RGBrgb(138, 69, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2706, 0.3922
RGB percentages54.1%, 27.1%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(333, 33.3%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333, 50%, 54.1%)
CMYK0%, 50%, 27.5%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,061,732
CSS custom property--colour: #8A4564;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#75BA9B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E5465no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F6062no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Tritanopia#934250no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 25.5Rosy brown · ΔE 31.6Indian red · ΔE 32.6Dim grey · ΔE 34Gray · ΔE 36.6Light coral · ΔE 37.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 25.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#458A6B
Analogous#8A4587, #8A4945
Triadic#648A45, #45648A
Split complementary#458A49, #45878A
Tetradic#868A45, #458A6B, #48458A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEBDCC
Lighter +30%#CD9BB1
Lighter +20%#BC7997
Lighter +10%#AB577D
Darker −10%#68344B
Darker −20%#462333
Darker −30%#24121A
Darker −40%#020101
More saturated +25%#A42B61
Less saturated −25%#705F67

Channel breakdown

R138
G69
B100
Red138 (54.1%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue333.04°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8A · G 45 · B 64

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