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Recognised as Colour

#A3255E

  • #A3255E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#A3255E is a red with RGB values 163, 37, 94 and HSL 333°, 63%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#A3255E#A3255E
HEX#A3255E
RGBrgb(163, 37, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.1451, 0.3686
RGB percentages63.9%, 14.5%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(332.9, 63%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.9, 77.3%, 63.9%)
CMYK0%, 77.3%, 42.3%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,691,934
CSS custom property--colour: #A3255E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.04:1
Contrast with white7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#5CDAA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#414A5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#63615Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B1103Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 22.1Pale violetred · ΔE 24.7Indian red · ΔE 30.5Hot pink · ΔE 30.6Brown · ΔE 33Deep pink · ΔE 35.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 22.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25A36A
Analogous#A3259D, #A32B25
Triadic#5EA325, #255EA3
Split complementary#25A32B, #259DA3
Tetradic#9DA325, #25A36A, #2B25A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBA9C7
Lighter +30%#E27FAC
Lighter +20%#D95591
Lighter +10%#CD2E76
Darker −10%#791C46
Darker −20%#50122E
Darker −30%#260916
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BC0C5C
Less saturated −25%#8A3E60

Channel breakdown

R163
G37
B94
Red163 (63.9%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue332.86°
Saturation (HSL)63%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A3 · G 25 · B 5E

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