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Recognised as Colour

#C2638E

  • #C2638E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#C2638E is a red with RGB values 194, 99, 142 and HSL 333°, 44%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C2638E#C2638E
HEX#C2638E
RGBrgb(194, 99, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.3882, 0.5569
RGB percentages76.1%, 38.8%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(332.8, 43.8%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.8, 49%, 76.1%)
CMYK0%, 49%, 26.8%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,739,470
CSS custom property--colour: #C2638E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#3D9C71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F788Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#87888Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CE5F73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 9.4Hot pink · ΔE 24.4Plum · ΔE 26.8Light coral · ΔE 28.3Indian red · ΔE 28.4Rosy brown · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 9.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#63C297
Analogous#C263BD, #C26863
Triadic#8EC263, #638EC2
Split complementary#63C268, #63BDC2
Tetradic#BDC263, #63C297, #6863C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF6F8
Lighter +30%#EDD1DE
Lighter +20%#DFACC3
Lighter +10%#D088A9
Darker −10%#AE4474
Darker −20%#89365C
Darker −30%#652743
Darker −40%#40192B
More saturated +25%#DD488B
Less saturated −25%#A77E91

Channel breakdown

R194
G99
B142
Red194 (76.1%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue332.84°
Saturation (HSL)43.78%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C2 · G 63 · B 8E

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