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Recognised as Colour

#8D305E

  • #8D305E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#8D305E is a red with RGB values 141, 48, 94 and HSL 330°, 49%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8D305E#8D305E
HEX#8D305E
RGBrgb(141, 48, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.1882, 0.3686
RGB percentages55.3%, 18.8%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(330.3, 49.2%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.3, 66%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 66%, 33.3%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,252,958
CSS custom property--colour: #8D305E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#72CFA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E485Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#58595Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Tritanopia#982A43no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 26.3Medium violet red · ΔE 30.1Indian red · ΔE 33.8Purple · ΔE 34.1Hot pink · ΔE 36.8Brown · ΔE 37.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 26.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#308D5F
Analogous#8D308D, #8D3030
Triadic#5E8D30, #305E8D
Split complementary#308D31, #308D8D
Tetradic#8D8D30, #308D5F, #30308D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1A8C4
Lighter +30%#D482AB
Lighter +20%#C75C91
Lighter +10%#B33D77
Darker −10%#672345
Darker −20%#41162B
Darker −30%#1B0912
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A5185E
Less saturated −25%#75485E

Channel breakdown

R141
G48
B94
Red141 (55.3%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue330.32°
Saturation (HSL)49.21%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 30 · B 5E

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