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Recognised as Colour

#8D294C

  • #8D294C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#8D294C is a red with RGB values 141, 41, 76 and HSL 339°, 55%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8D294C#8D294C
HEX#8D294C
RGBrgb(141, 41, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1608, 0.298
RGB percentages55.3%, 16.1%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(339, 54.9%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339, 70.9%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 70.9%, 46.1%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,251,148
CSS custom property--colour: #8D294C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#72D6B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F424Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#59564Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Tritanopia#991A37no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 27.2Indian red · ΔE 27.7Brown · ΔE 28.4Medium violet red · ΔE 33.7Maroon · ΔE 36.3Light coral · ΔE 36.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 27.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#298D6A
Analogous#8D297E, #8D3829
Triadic#4C8D29, #294C8D
Split complementary#298D38, #297E8D
Tetradic#7E8D29, #298D6A, #38298D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E39FB7
Lighter +30%#D87799
Lighter +20%#CC507B
Lighter +10%#B53461
Darker −10%#651E37
Darker −20%#3E1221
Darker −30%#16070C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A41245
Less saturated −25%#764053

Channel breakdown

R141
G41
B76
Red141 (55.3%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue339°
Saturation (HSL)54.95%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 29 · B 4C

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