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Recognised as Colour

#8D4A5D

  • #8D4A5D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#8D4A5D is a red with RGB values 141, 74, 93 and HSL 343°, 31%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8D4A5D#8D4A5D
HEX#8D4A5D
RGBrgb(141, 74, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.2902, 0.3647
RGB percentages55.3%, 29%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(343, 31.2%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343, 47.5%, 55.3%)
CMYK0%, 47.5%, 34%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,259,613
CSS custom property--colour: #8D4A5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#72B5A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#55575Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#66635Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Tritanopia#974551no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 25.3Rosy brown · ΔE 27.5Indian red · ΔE 28.2Dim grey · ΔE 30.9Gray · ΔE 33.4Light coral · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 25.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A8D7A
Analogous#8D4A7E, #8D594A
Triadic#5D8D4A, #4A5D8D
Split complementary#4A8D59, #4A7E8D
Tetradic#7E8D4A, #4A8D7A, #594A8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0C3CB
Lighter +30%#CEA2AE
Lighter +20%#BD8091
Lighter +10%#AB5F75
Darker −10%#6C3847
Darker −20%#4A2731
Darker −30%#29151B
Darker −40%#070405
More saturated +25%#A82F51
Less saturated −25%#726569

Channel breakdown

R141
G74
B93
Red141 (55.3%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue342.99°
Saturation (HSL)31.16%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8D · G 4A · B 5D

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