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Recognised as Colour

#C25C8A

  • #C25C8A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#C25C8A is a red with RGB values 194, 92, 138 and HSL 333°, 46%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C25C8A#C25C8A
HEX#C25C8A
RGBrgb(194, 92, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.3608, 0.5412
RGB percentages76.1%, 36.1%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(332.9, 45.5%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.9, 52.6%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 52.6%, 28.9%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,737,674
CSS custom property--colour: #C25C8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#3DA375

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A738Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#848588no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Tritanopia#CF576Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10Hot pink · ΔE 22.7Medium violet red · ΔE 27.9Indian red · ΔE 28.2Light coral · ΔE 29Plum · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5CC294
Analogous#C25CBD, #C2615C
Triadic#8AC25C, #5C8AC2
Split complementary#5CC261, #5CBDC2
Tetradic#BDC25C, #5CC294, #615CC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF0F5
Lighter +30%#ECCBDA
Lighter +20%#DEA6BF
Lighter +10%#D081A5
Darker −10%#AB4070
Darker −20%#863258
Darker −30%#612440
Darker −40%#3C1627
More saturated +25%#DE4087
Less saturated −25%#A6788D

Channel breakdown

R194
G92
B138
Red194 (76.1%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue332.94°
Saturation (HSL)45.54%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 5C · B 8A

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