Colour

#8B0045

#8B0045
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#8B0045 is a red with RGB values 139, 0, 69 and HSL 330°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#8B0045

RGBrgb(139, 0, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0, 0.2706

RGB percentages54.5%, 0%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(330.2, 100%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.2, 100%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 50.4%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,109,573

CSS custom property--colour: #8B0045;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.62:1

Contrast with white9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#74FFBA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E3546no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#514D42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original

Tritanopia#980026no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 28.3 Brown · ΔE 30.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 32.5 Indian red · ΔE 33.3 Maroon · ΔE 37.5 Firebrick · ΔE 37.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 28.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#008B46

Analogous#8B008B, #8B0000

Triadic#458B00, #00458B

Split complementary#008B00, #008B8B

Tetradic#8B8B00, #008B46, #00008B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF58AB

Lighter +30%#FF2591

Lighter +20%#F10078

Lighter +10%#BE005E

Darker −10%#58002C

Darker −20%#250012

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8B0045

Less saturated −25%#7A1145

Channel breakdown

R139

B69

Red139 (54.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue330.22°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness27.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 00 · B 45

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