Colour

#8E6D7B

#8E6D7B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Gray

#8E6D7B is a red with RGB values 142, 109, 123 and HSL 335°, 13%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gray.

Colour values

#8E6D7B#8E6D7B

HEX#8E6D7B

RGBrgb(142, 109, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4275, 0.4824

RGB percentages55.7%, 42.7%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(334.5, 13.1%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.5, 23.2%, 55.7%)

CMYK0%, 23.2%, 13.4%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,334,139

CSS custom property--colour: #8E6D7B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1

Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#719284

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#70737Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#77787Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Tritanopia#936C72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gray · ΔE 16.2 Dim grey · ΔE 16.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.9 Slate grey · ΔE 19.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.6 Dark grey · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourGray (#808080)ΔE 16.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D8E80

Analogous#8E6D8C, #8E706D

Triadic#7B8E6D, #6D7B8E

Split complementary#6D8E70, #6D8C8E

Tetradic#8C8E6D, #6D8E80, #706D8E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7E0E3

Lighter +30%#D1C3C9

Lighter +20%#BBA6AF

Lighter +10%#A58995

Darker −10%#715762

Darker −20%#544149

Darker −30%#372B30

Darker −40%#1B1417

More saturated +25%#AD4E76

Less saturated −25%#7E7E7E

Channel breakdown

R142

G109

B123

Red142 (55.7%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue334.55°

Saturation (HSL)13.15%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8E · G 6D · B 7B

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