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Recognised as Colour

#8F2D58

  • #8F2D58
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#8F2D58 is a red with RGB values 143, 45, 88 and HSL 334°, 52%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8F2D58#8F2D58
HEX#8F2D58
RGBrgb(143, 45, 88)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.1765, 0.3451
RGB percentages56.1%, 17.6%, 34.5%
HSLhsl(333.7, 52.1%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.7, 68.5%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 68.5%, 38.5%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,383,256
CSS custom property--colour: #8F2D58;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#70D2A7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F4659no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A5956no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9A243Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 25.9Medium violet red · ΔE 30.3Indian red · ΔE 31.2Brown · ΔE 33.9Purple · ΔE 36.7Hot pink · ΔE 37
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 25.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D8F64
Analogous#8F2D89, #8F332D
Triadic#588F2D, #2D588F
Split complementary#2D8F33, #2D898F
Tetradic#898F2D, #2D8F64, #332D8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3A5C0
Lighter +30%#D77EA5
Lighter +20%#CA588A
Lighter +10%#B63970
Darker −10%#682140
Darker −20%#411528
Darker −30%#1B0810
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#A71555
Less saturated −25%#78455B

Channel breakdown

R143
G45
B88
Red143 (56.1%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue88 (34.5%)
Hue333.67°
Saturation (HSL)52.13%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 2D · B 58

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