Colour

#8E3259

#8E3259
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8E3259 is a red with RGB values 142, 50, 89 and HSL 335°, 48%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#8E3259

RGBrgb(142, 50, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.1961, 0.349

RGB percentages55.7%, 19.6%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(334.6, 47.9%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.6, 64.8%, 55.7%)

CMYK0%, 64.8%, 37.3%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,319,001

CSS custom property--colour: #8E3259;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.63:1

Contrast with white7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#71CDA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#42495Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B5A57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original

Tritanopia#992A42no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 25.4 Indian red · ΔE 30.6 Medium violet red · ΔE 32.3 Brown · ΔE 33.9 Hot pink · ΔE 37.8 Light coral · ΔE 37.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 25.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#328E67

Analogous#8E3287, #8E3932

Triadic#598E32, #32598E

Split complementary#328E39, #32878E

Tetradic#878E32, #328E67, #39328E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1ABC2

Lighter +30%#D485A6

Lighter +20%#C75F8B

Lighter +10%#B43F71

Darker −10%#682541

Darker −20%#43172A

Darker −30%#1D0A12

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#A61A55

Less saturated −25%#764A5D

Channel breakdown

R142

G50

B89

Red142 (55.7%)

Green50 (19.6%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue334.57°

Saturation (HSL)47.92%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8E · G 32 · B 59

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