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Recognised as Colour

#8B2850

  • #8B2850
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#8B2850 is a red with RGB values 139, 40, 80 and HSL 336°, 55%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8B2850#8B2850
HEX#8B2850
RGBrgb(139, 40, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.1569, 0.3137
RGB percentages54.5%, 15.7%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(335.8, 55.3%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.8, 71.2%, 54.5%)
CMYK0%, 71.2%, 42.4%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,119,824
CSS custom property--colour: #8B2850;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.34:1
Contrast with white8.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#74D7AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C4251no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#57554Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Tritanopia#971C39no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 27.5Indian red · ΔE 30.3Brown · ΔE 31.6Medium violet red · ΔE 32.1Light coral · ΔE 38.7Purple · ΔE 38.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 27.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#288B63
Analogous#8B2882, #8B3128
Triadic#508B28, #28508B
Split complementary#288B32, #28828B
Tetradic#828B28, #288B63, #32288B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E39CB9
Lighter +30%#D7759D
Lighter +20%#CC4D80
Lighter +10%#B33367
Darker −10%#631D39
Darker −20%#3C1122
Darker −30%#14060C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A1124C
Less saturated −25%#753E54

Channel breakdown

R139
G40
B80
Red139 (54.5%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue335.76°
Saturation (HSL)55.31%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8B · G 28 · B 50

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