Violet Red

The color code of Violet Red indicates, that red is the main light source among the primary colors red, green and blue. Together with blue it forms the basic color magenta, which determines the initial color impression along with the remains of red. Learn more …

Because achromatic basic colors like black and white are somewhat restrained, the colorfulness of Violet Red is only slightly limited: The mixture ratio between chromatic and achromatic basic colors results in 63 % saturation. Since the inherent brightness of its contained basic colors sums up to a perceived brightness of 17 %, Violet Red is a quite dark color.

Hex	`#a40255`
RGB	`rgb(164, 2, 85)`
HSL*	`hsl(329, 98%, 33%)`
Lab*	`35.19 60.92 -0.01`
CMYK*	`0% 99% 48% 36%`

* approximated values

Basic colors

36 %

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