Colour

#C62F68

#C62F68
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#C62F68 is a red with RGB values 198, 47, 104 and HSL 337°, 62%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#C62F68

RGBrgb(198, 47, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.1843, 0.4078

RGB percentages77.6%, 18.4%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(337.4, 61.6%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.4, 76.3%, 77.6%)

CMYK0%, 76.3%, 47.5%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,988,264

CSS custom property--colour: #C62F68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.24:1

Contrast with white5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#39D097

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#535969no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C7764no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64 from the original

Tritanopia#D70948no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 21.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.5 Hot pink · ΔE 24.7 Indian red · ΔE 26.1 Deep pink · ΔE 26.6 Brown · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 21.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2FC68D

Analogous#C62FB3, #C6422F

Triadic#68C62F, #2F68C6

Split complementary#2FC642, #2FB3C6

Tetradic#B3C62F, #2FC68D, #422FC6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3CEDC

Lighter +30%#EAA4BF

Lighter +20%#E07BA1

Lighter +10%#D65284

Darker −10%#9D2552

Darker −20%#741B3D

Darker −30%#4A1227

Darker −40%#210811

More saturated +25%#E51060

Less saturated −25%#A74E70

Channel breakdown

R198

G47

B104

Red198 (77.6%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue337.35°

Saturation (HSL)61.63%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C6 · G 2F · B 68

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