Colour

#8A485E

#8A485E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8A485E is a red with RGB values 138, 72, 94 and HSL 340°, 31%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#8A485E

RGBrgb(138, 72, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2824, 0.3686

RGB percentages54.1%, 28.2%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(340, 31.4%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340, 47.8%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 47.8%, 31.9%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,062,494

CSS custom property--colour: #8A485E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.63:1

Contrast with white6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#75B7A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#52555Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#63615Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Tritanopia#944350no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 25.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.7 Indian red · ΔE 30 Dim grey · ΔE 31.1 Gray · ΔE 33.8 Light coral · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 25.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#488A74

Analogous#8A487F, #8A5348

Triadic#5E8A48, #485E8A

Split complementary#488A53, #487F8A

Tetradic#7F8A48, #488A74, #53488A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEC0CA

Lighter +30%#CD9EAE

Lighter +20%#BB7D92

Lighter +10%#AA5B75

Darker −10%#683747

Darker −20%#472530

Darker −30%#25141A

Darker −40%#040203

More saturated +25%#A42E55

Less saturated −25%#706267

Channel breakdown

R138

G72

B94

Red138 (54.1%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue340°

Saturation (HSL)31.43%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 48 · B 5E

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