Colour

#8D4559

#8D4559
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8D4559 is a red with RGB values 141, 69, 89 and HSL 343°, 34%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#8D4559

RGBrgb(141, 69, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.2706, 0.349

RGB percentages55.3%, 27.1%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(343.3, 34.3%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.3, 51.1%, 55.3%)

CMYK0%, 51.1%, 36.9%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,258,329

CSS custom property--colour: #8D4559;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.71:1

Contrast with white6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#72BAA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#51535Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#646157no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Tritanopia#983F4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 25.2 Indian red · ΔE 27.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 29.5 Brown · ΔE 32.8 Dim grey · ΔE 33.3 Light coral · ΔE 33.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 25.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#458D79

Analogous#8D457D, #8D5545

Triadic#598D45, #45598D

Split complementary#458D55, #457D8D

Tetradic#7D8D45, #458D79, #55458D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFBFC8

Lighter +30%#CF9CAA

Lighter +20%#BE7A8D

Lighter +10%#AD5870

Darker −10%#6B3443

Darker −20%#49232E

Darker −30%#261318

Darker −40%#040203

More saturated +25%#A72B4D

Less saturated −25%#735F65

Channel breakdown

R141

G69

B89

Red141 (55.3%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue343.33°

Saturation (HSL)34.29%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8D · G 45 · B 59

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