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Recognised as Colour

#A82556

  • #A82556
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#A82556 is a red with RGB values 168, 37, 86 and HSL 338°, 64%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A82556#A82556
HEX#A82556
RGBrgb(168, 37, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.1451, 0.3373
RGB percentages65.9%, 14.5%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(337.6, 63.9%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.6, 78%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 78%, 48.8%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,019,606
CSS custom property--colour: #A82556;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.85:1
Contrast with white6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#57DAA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#454A57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#686453no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B7013Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 24.5Indian red · ΔE 25.6Medium violet red · ΔE 25.7Brown · ΔE 27Hot pink · ΔE 32.1Firebrick · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 24.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25A877
Analogous#A82598, #A83625
Triadic#56A825, #2556A8
Split complementary#25A836, #2598A8
Tetradic#97A825, #25A877, #3525A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDACC4
Lighter +30%#E482A7
Lighter +20%#DA5989
Lighter +10%#D12F6C
Darker −10%#7E1C41
Darker −20%#54132B
Darker −30%#2B0916
Darker −40%#010000
More saturated +25%#C20B50
Less saturated −25%#8E3F5C

Channel breakdown

R168
G37
B86
Red168 (65.9%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue337.56°
Saturation (HSL)63.9%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 25 · B 56

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