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Recognised as Colour

#8F425F

  • #8F425F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#8F425F is a red with RGB values 143, 66, 95 and HSL 337°, 37%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#8F425F#8F425F
HEX#8F425F
RGBrgb(143, 66, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.2588, 0.3725
RGB percentages56.1%, 25.9%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(337.4, 36.8%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.4, 53.8%, 56.1%)
CMYK0%, 53.8%, 33.6%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,388,639
CSS custom property--colour: #8F425F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#70BDA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E5360no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#62615Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Tritanopia#993D4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 23.8Indian red · ΔE 29.1Rosy brown · ΔE 32.2Brown · ΔE 34.9Light coral · ΔE 35.2Dim grey · ΔE 36.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 23.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#428F72
Analogous#8F4285, #8F4B42
Triadic#5F8F42, #425F8F
Split complementary#428F4B, #42868F
Tetradic#868F42, #428F72, #4C428F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0BDCA
Lighter +30%#D09AAE
Lighter +20%#C07792
Lighter +10%#B05477
Darker −10%#6C3248
Darker −20%#492231
Darker −30%#261219
Darker −40%#030202
More saturated +25%#A92859
Less saturated −25%#755C65

Channel breakdown

R143
G66
B95
Red143 (56.1%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue337.4°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8F · G 42 · B 5F

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