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Recognised as Colour

#A8587E

  • #A8587E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#A8587E is a red with RGB values 168, 88, 126 and HSL 332°, 31%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#A8587E#A8587E
HEX#A8587E
RGBrgb(168, 88, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.3451, 0.4941
RGB percentages65.9%, 34.5%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(331.5, 31.5%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.5, 47.6%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 47.6%, 25%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,032,702
CSS custom property--colour: #A8587E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#57A781

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#61697Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#76777Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Tritanopia#B25566no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.5Rosy brown · ΔE 28.9Indian red · ΔE 30.1Plum · ΔE 30.1Light coral · ΔE 32.2Hot pink · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#58A882
Analogous#A858A6, #A85A58
Triadic#7EA858, #587EA8
Split complementary#58A85A, #58A6A8
Tetradic#A6A858, #58A882, #5A58A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEDEE6
Lighter +30%#DCBDCC
Lighter +20%#CB9BB2
Lighter +10%#B97A98
Darker −10%#874665
Darker −20%#65354C
Darker −30%#442333
Darker −40%#22121A
More saturated +25%#C8387C
Less saturated −25%#887880

Channel breakdown

R168
G88
B126
Red168 (65.9%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue331.5°
Saturation (HSL)31.5%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 58 · B 7E

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