Colour

#8C4E6C

#8C4E6C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8C4E6C is a red with RGB values 140, 78, 108 and HSL 331°, 28%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8C4E6C#8C4E6C

HEX#8C4E6C

RGBrgb(140, 78, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.3059, 0.4235

RGB percentages54.9%, 30.6%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(331, 28.4%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331, 44.3%, 54.9%)

CMYK0%, 44.3%, 22.9%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,195,116

CSS custom property--colour: #8C4E6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.14:1

Contrast with white6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#73B193

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#545B6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#64666Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Tritanopia#944C59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 25.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.7 Dim grey · ΔE 30.8 Gray · ΔE 33 Indian red · ΔE 33.8 Slate grey · ΔE 34.6

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 25.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4E8C6E

Analogous#8C4E8B, #8C4F4E

Triadic#6C8C4E, #4E6C8C

Split complementary#4E8C4F, #4E8B8C

Tetradic#8B8C4E, #4E8C6E, #4F4E8C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0C6D3

Lighter +30%#CDA6B9

Lighter +20%#BB859F

Lighter +10%#A96485

Darker −10%#6B3C53

Darker −20%#4A2A39

Darker −30%#2A1720

Darker −40%#090507

More saturated +25%#A7336B

Less saturated −25%#71696D

Channel breakdown

R140

G78

B108

Red140 (54.9%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue330.97°

Saturation (HSL)28.44%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8C · G 4E · B 6C

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Colour values

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