Colour

#C22F78

#C22F78
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#C22F78 is a red with RGB values 194, 47, 120 and HSL 330°, 61%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#C22F78

RGBrgb(194, 47, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.1843, 0.4706

RGB percentages76.1%, 18.4%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(330.2, 61%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.2, 75.8%, 76.1%)

CMYK0%, 75.8%, 38.1%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,726,136

CSS custom property--colour: #C22F78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1

Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#3DD087

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D5A7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#767575no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D21C50no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 12.4 Hot pink · ΔE 20.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.7 Deep pink · ΔE 24.5 Orchid · ΔE 33.8 Purple · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2FC279

Analogous#C22FC2, #C2302F

Triadic#78C22F, #2F78C2

Split complementary#2FC230, #2FC2C2

Tetradic#C1C22F, #2FC279, #2F2FC2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2CBDE

Lighter +30%#E8A2C5

Lighter +20%#DE79AB

Lighter +10%#D45092

Darker −10%#99255F

Darker −20%#701B45

Darker −30%#47112C

Darker −40%#1E0712

More saturated +25%#E01178

Less saturated −25%#A44D78

Channel breakdown

R194

G47

B120

Red194 (76.1%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue330.2°

Saturation (HSL)61%

Lightness47.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C2 · G 2F · B 78

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