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Colour

#8E3A58

  • #8E3A58
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#8E3A58 is a red with RGB values 142, 58, 88 and HSL 339°, 42%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8E3A58#8E3A58
HEX#8E3A58
RGBrgb(142, 58, 88)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.2275, 0.3451
RGB percentages55.7%, 22.7%, 34.5%
HSLhsl(338.6, 42%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.6, 59.2%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 59.2%, 38%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,321,048
CSS custom property--colour: #8E3A58;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#71C5A7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#494D59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F5D56no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Tritanopia#993345no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 24.6Indian red · ΔE 28.2Brown · ΔE 32.4Rosy brown · ΔE 35Light coral · ΔE 35.4Medium violet red · ΔE 36.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 24.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3A8E70
Analogous#8E3A82, #8E463A
Triadic#588E3A, #3A588E
Split complementary#3A8E46, #3A828E
Tetradic#828E3A, #3A8E70, #463A8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0B4C4
Lighter +30%#D190A7
Lighter +20%#C36B8B
Lighter +10%#B2496E
Darker −10%#6A2B42
Darker −20%#461C2B
Darker −30%#210E15
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A72151
Less saturated −25%#75535F

Channel breakdown

R142
G58
B88
Red142 (55.7%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue88 (34.5%)
Hue338.57°
Saturation (HSL)42%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 3A · B 58

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