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Colour

#8C3862

  • #8C3862
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#8C3862 is a red with RGB values 140, 56, 98 and HSL 330°, 43%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8C3862#8C3862
HEX#8C3862
RGBrgb(140, 56, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.2196, 0.3843
RGB percentages54.9%, 22%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(330, 42.9%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 60%, 54.9%)
CMYK0%, 60%, 30%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,189,474
CSS custom property--colour: #8C3862;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#73C79D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#434D63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A5C60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Tritanopia#963448no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 25.6Medium violet red · ΔE 32.8Indian red · ΔE 33.8Purple · ΔE 35.6Hot pink · ΔE 37.7Rosy brown · ΔE 38.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 25.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#388C62
Analogous#8C388C, #8C3838
Triadic#628C38, #38628C
Split complementary#388C38, #388C8C
Tetradic#8C8C38, #388C62, #38388C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0B0C8
Lighter +30%#D18CAF
Lighter +20%#C26895
Lighter +10%#B0477C
Darker −10%#682949
Darker −20%#431B2F
Darker −30%#1F0C16
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A52062
Less saturated −25%#745162

Channel breakdown

R140
G56
B98
Red140 (54.9%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8C · G 38 · B 62

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