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Recognised as Colour

#C75C8A

  • #C75C8A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#C75C8A is a red with RGB values 199, 92, 138 and HSL 334°, 49%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C75C8A#C75C8A
HEX#C75C8A
RGBrgb(199, 92, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.3608, 0.5412
RGB percentages78%, 36.1%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(334.2, 48.9%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.2, 53.8%, 78%)
CMYK0%, 53.8%, 30.7%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,065,354
CSS custom property--colour: #C75C8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21631WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#38A375

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B748Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#878787no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D5566Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 8.9Hot pink · ΔE 21.3Medium violet red · ΔE 27.1Indian red · ΔE 27.1Light coral · ΔE 27.8Plum · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 8.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5CC799
Analogous#C75CBF, #C7645C
Triadic#8AC75C, #5C8AC7
Split complementary#5CC764, #5CBFC7
Tetradic#BFC75C, #5CC799, #645CC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF4F7
Lighter +30%#EECEDC
Lighter +20%#E1A8C0
Lighter +10%#D482A5
Darker −10%#B33D70
Darker −20%#8D3058
Darker −30%#672340
Darker −40%#411629
More saturated +25%#E24186
Less saturated −25%#AC778E

Channel breakdown

R199
G92
B138
Red199 (78%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue334.21°
Saturation (HSL)48.86%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C7 · G 5C · B 8A

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