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Recognised as Colour

#8D294D

  • #8D294D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#8D294D is a red with RGB values 141, 41, 77 and HSL 338°, 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

#8D294D#8D294D
HEX#8D294D
RGBrgb(141, 41, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1608, 0.302
RGB percentages55.3%, 16.1%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(338.4, 54.9%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.4, 70.9%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 70.9%, 45.4%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,251,149
CSS custom property--colour: #8D294D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#72D6B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E424Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Deuteranopia#59564Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Tritanopia#991B38no 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 text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 27.1Indian red · ΔE 28.1Brown · ΔE 29Medium violet red · ΔE 33.3Maroon · ΔE 36.8Light coral · ΔE 37
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 27.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#298D69
Analogous#8D297F, #8D3729
Triadic#4D8D29, #294D8D
Split complementary#298D37, #297F8D
Tetradic#7F8D29, #298D69, #37298D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E39FB7
Lighter +30%#D8779A
Lighter +20%#CC507D
Lighter +10%#B53463
Darker −10%#651E37
Darker −20%#3E1222
Darker −30%#16070C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A41247
Less saturated −25%#764053

Channel breakdown

R141
G41
B77
Red141 (55.3%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue338.4°
Saturation (HSL)54.95%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 29 · B 4D

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