Recognised as Colour

#8A495C

#8A495C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8A495C is a red with RGB values 138, 73, 92 and HSL 342°, 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#8A495C

RGBrgb(138, 73, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.2863, 0.3608

RGB percentages54.1%, 28.6%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(342.5, 30.8%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.5, 47.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK0%, 47.1%, 33.3%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,062,748

CSS custom property--colour: #8A495C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.59:1

Contrast with white6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#75B6A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#53565Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#64625Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Tritanopia#944450no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 26.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.8 Indian red · ΔE 29.2 Dim grey · ΔE 30.3 Gray · ΔE 33 Sienna · ΔE 34.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 26.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#498A77

Analogous#8A497C, #8A5649

Triadic#5C8A49, #495C8A

Split complementary#498A56, #497D8A

Tetradic#7D8A49, #498A77, #57498A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEC1C9

Lighter +30%#CCA0AD

Lighter +20%#BB7E90

Lighter +10%#A95D73

Darker −10%#693746

Darker −20%#472630

Darker −30%#261419

Darker −40%#050203

More saturated +25%#A42F51

Less saturated −25%#706367

Channel breakdown

R138

G73

B92

Red138 (54.1%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue342.46°

Saturation (HSL)30.81%

Lightness41.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8A · G 49 · B 5C

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