Recognised as Colour

#8B4563

#8B4563
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8B4563 is a red with RGB values 139, 69, 99 and HSL 334°, 34%, 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

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HEX#8B4563

RGBrgb(139, 69, 99)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.2706, 0.3882

RGB percentages54.5%, 27.1%, 38.8%

HSLhsl(334.3, 33.7%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.3, 50.4%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 50.4%, 28.8%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,127,267

CSS custom property--colour: #8B4563;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.71:1

Contrast with white6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#74BA9C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E5464no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#606061no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Tritanopia#944150no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 25.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 31.4 Indian red · ΔE 31.8 Dim grey · ΔE 34 Gray · ΔE 36.6 Light coral · ΔE 37.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 25.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#458B6D

Analogous#8B4586, #8B4A45

Triadic#638B45, #45638B

Split complementary#458B4A, #45868B

Tetradic#868B45, #458B6D, #4A458B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEBECC

Lighter +30%#CE9BB1

Lighter +20%#BD7996

Lighter +10%#AC577B

Darker −10%#69344B

Darker −20%#472332

Darker −30%#25121A

Darker −40%#030102

More saturated +25%#A52B5F

Less saturated −25%#715F67

Channel breakdown

R139

G69

B99

Red139 (54.5%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue99 (38.8%)

Hue334.29°

Saturation (HSL)33.65%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 45 · B 63

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