Colour

#A8567E

#A8567E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#A8567E is a red with RGB values 168, 86, 126 and HSL 331°, 32%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#A8567E

RGBrgb(168, 86, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.3373, 0.4941

RGB percentages65.9%, 33.7%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(330.7, 32.3%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.7, 48.8%, 65.9%)

CMYK0%, 48.8%, 25%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,032,190

CSS custom property--colour: #A8567E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.89:1

Contrast with white4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#57A981

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F687Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#75767Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B25365no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.1 Plum · ΔE 30.3 Indian red · ΔE 30.5 Hot pink · ΔE 31.5 Light coral · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#56A880

Analogous#A856A7, #A85756

Triadic#7EA856, #567EA8

Split complementary#56A857, #56A7A8

Tetradic#A7A856, #56A880, #5756A8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDDDE5

Lighter +30%#DCBBCB

Lighter +20%#CB99B1

Lighter +10%#BA7798

Darker −10%#864565

Darker −20%#65334B

Darker −30%#432232

Darker −40%#211119

More saturated +25%#C8367D

Less saturated −25%#88767F

Channel breakdown

R168

G86

B126

Red168 (65.9%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue330.73°

Saturation (HSL)32.28%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR A8 · G 56 · B 7E

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