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Colour

#C5779E

  • #C5779E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#C5779E is a red with RGB values 197, 119, 158 and HSL 330°, 40%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C5779E#C5779E
HEX#C5779E
RGBrgb(197, 119, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.4667, 0.6196
RGB percentages77.3%, 46.7%, 62%
HSLhsl(330, 40.2%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330, 39.6%, 77.3%)
CMYK0%, 39.6%, 19.8%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,941,214
CSS custom property--colour: #C5779E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#3A8861

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E879Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#92949Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CF7585no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.8Plum · ΔE 20.1Rosy brown · ΔE 24.1Light pink · ΔE 26.4Pink · ΔE 29Light coral · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#77C59E
Analogous#C577C5, #C57777
Triadic#9EC577, #779EC5
Split complementary#77C577, #77C5C5
Tetradic#C5C577, #77C59E, #7777C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3E2EB
Lighter +20%#E3BFD1
Lighter +10%#D49BB8
Darker −10%#B65385
Darker −20%#96406B
Darker −30%#723152
Darker −40%#4F2138
More saturated +25%#DD5F9E
Less saturated −25%#AD8F9E

Channel breakdown

R197
G119
B158
Red197 (77.3%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue330°
Saturation (HSL)40.21%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C5 · G 77 · B 9E

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