Colour

#8F425B

#8F425B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#8F425B is a red with RGB values 143, 66, 91 and HSL 341°, 37%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8F425B#8F425B

HEX#8F425B

RGBrgb(143, 66, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.2588, 0.3569

RGB percentages56.1%, 25.9%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(340.5, 36.8%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.5, 53.8%, 56.1%)

CMYK0%, 53.8%, 36.4%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,388,635

CSS custom property--colour: #8F425B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.78:1

Contrast with white6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#70BDA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F525Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#636159no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Tritanopia#9A3C4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 24.1 Indian red · ΔE 27.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 31.5 Brown · ΔE 33 Light coral · ΔE 34 Sienna · ΔE 35.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 24.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#428F76

Analogous#8F4281, #8F4F42

Triadic#5B8F42, #425B8F

Split complementary#428F4F, #42818F

Tetradic#828F42, #428F76, #50428F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E0BDC8

Lighter +30%#D09AAB

Lighter +20%#C0778F

Lighter +10%#B05472

Darker −10%#6C3245

Darker −20%#49222F

Darker −30%#261218

Darker −40%#030202

More saturated +25%#A92852

Less saturated −25%#755C64

Channel breakdown

R143

G66

B91

Red143 (56.1%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue340.52°

Saturation (HSL)36.84%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8F · G 42 · B 5B

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