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Recognised as Colour

#8F3E55

  • #8F3E55
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#8F3E55 is a red with RGB values 143, 62, 85 and HSL 343°, 40%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8F3E55#8F3E55
HEX#8F3E55
RGBrgb(143, 62, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.2431, 0.3333
RGB percentages56.1%, 24.3%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(343, 39.5%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343, 56.6%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 56.6%, 40.6%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,387,605
CSS custom property--colour: #8F3E55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#70C1AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D4F56no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#625F53no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9A3647no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 24.6Indian red · ΔE 25.9Brown · ΔE 30.3Rosy brown · ΔE 32.7Light coral · ΔE 33.3Sienna · ΔE 33.8
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#3E8F78
Analogous#8F3E7D, #8F503E
Triadic#558F3E, #3E558F
Split complementary#3E8F50, #3E7D8F
Tetradic#7D8F3E, #3E8F78, #503E8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0B9C4
Lighter +30%#D195A6
Lighter +20%#C27188
Lighter +10%#B24E6A
Darker −10%#6B2F40
Darker −20%#481F2B
Darker −30%#241016
Darker −40%#010000
More saturated +25%#A9244A
Less saturated −25%#755860

Channel breakdown

R143
G62
B85
Red143 (56.1%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue342.96°
Saturation (HSL)39.51%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 3E · B 55

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