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Recognised as Colour

#8D3759

  • #8D3759
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#8D3759 is a red with RGB values 141, 55, 89 and HSL 336°, 44%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8D3759#8D3759
HEX#8D3759
RGBrgb(141, 55, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.2157, 0.349
RGB percentages55.3%, 21.6%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(336.3, 43.9%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.3, 61%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 61%, 36.9%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,254,745
CSS custom property--colour: #8D3759;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.44:1
Contrast with white7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#72C8A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#454B5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C5B57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Tritanopia#983044no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 25.1Indian red · ΔE 29.7Brown · ΔE 33.6Medium violet red · ΔE 34.9Rosy brown · ΔE 36.7Light coral · ΔE 36.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 25.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#378D6B
Analogous#8D3784, #8D4037
Triadic#598D37, #37598D
Split complementary#378D40, #37848D
Tetradic#848D37, #378D6B, #40378D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0B0C3
Lighter +30%#D28BA7
Lighter +20%#C4668B
Lighter +10%#B24570
Darker −10%#682942
Darker −20%#441A2B
Darker −30%#1F0C14
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A61F54
Less saturated −25%#75505E

Channel breakdown

R141
G55
B89
Red141 (55.3%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue336.28°
Saturation (HSL)43.88%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 37 · B 59

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