Colour

#C57793

#C57793
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#C57793 is a red with RGB values 197, 119, 147 and HSL 338°, 40%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C57793#C57793

HEX#C57793

RGBrgb(197, 119, 147)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.4667, 0.5765

RGB percentages77.3%, 46.7%, 57.6%

HSLhsl(338.5, 40.2%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.5, 39.6%, 77.3%)

CMYK0%, 39.6%, 25.4%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,941,203

CSS custom property--colour: #C57793;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1

Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#3A886C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#818694no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#949491no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original

Tritanopia#D17381no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.7 Light pink · ΔE 23.9 Light coral · ΔE 24.3 Plum · ΔE 24.6 Pink · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#77C5A9

Analogous#C577BA, #C58277

Triadic#93C577, #7793C5

Split complementary#77C582, #77BAC5

Tetradic#BAC577, #77C5A9, #8277C5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3E2E8

Lighter +20%#E3BFCC

Lighter +10%#D49BAF

Darker −10%#B65377

Darker −20%#96405F

Darker −30%#723148

Darker −40%#4F2132

More saturated +25%#DD5F8C

Less saturated −25%#AD8F9A

Channel breakdown

R197

G119

B147

Red197 (77.3%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue147 (57.6%)

Hue338.46°

Saturation (HSL)40.21%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C5 · G 77 · B 93

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