Recognised as Colour

#8C4266

#8C4266
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8C4266 is a red with RGB values 140, 66, 102 and HSL 331°, 36%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#8C4266

RGBrgb(140, 66, 102)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.2588, 0.4

RGB percentages54.9%, 25.9%, 40%

HSLhsl(330.8, 35.9%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.8, 52.9%, 54.9%)

CMYK0%, 52.9%, 27.1%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,192,038

CSS custom property--colour: #8C4266;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.8:1

Contrast with white6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#73BD99

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B5367no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E6064no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Tritanopia#953F50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 24.9 Indian red · ΔE 33.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 33.8 Dim grey · ΔE 36.8 Medium violet red · ΔE 36.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 24.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#428C68

Analogous#8C428B, #8C4342

Triadic#668C42, #42668C

Split complementary#428C43, #428B8C

Tetradic#8B8C42, #428C68, #43428C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFBBCD

Lighter +30%#CF98B3

Lighter +20%#BE7699

Lighter +10%#AE537F

Darker −10%#69324D

Darker −20%#472133

Darker −30%#24111A

Darker −40%#010101

More saturated +25%#A62865

Less saturated −25%#725C67

Channel breakdown

R140

G66

B102

Red140 (54.9%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue102 (40%)

Hue330.81°

Saturation (HSL)35.92%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8C · G 42 · B 66

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