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Recognised as Colour

#C885A5

  • #C885A5
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#C885A5 is a red with RGB values 200, 133, 165 and HSL 331°, 38%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C885A5#C885A5
HEX#C885A5
RGBrgb(200, 133, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.7843, 0.5216, 0.6471
RGB percentages78.4%, 52.2%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(331.3, 37.9%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.3, 33.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK0%, 33.5%, 17.5%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,141,413
CSS custom property--colour: #C885A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#377A5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B92A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B9DA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Tritanopia#D18390no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.8Rosy brown · ΔE 18.6Plum · ΔE 18.8Light pink · ΔE 21.4Pink · ΔE 23.5Thistle · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#85C8A8
Analogous#C885C7, #C88785
Triadic#A5C885, #85A5C8
Split complementary#85C887, #85C7C8
Tetradic#C7C885, #85C8A8, #8685C8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8EEF3
Lighter +20%#E8CBD9
Lighter +10%#D8A8BF
Darker −10%#B8628B
Darker −20%#9F4872
Darker −30%#7C3858
Darker −40%#59283F
More saturated +25%#DE6FA4
Less saturated −25%#B29BA6

Channel breakdown

R200
G133
B165
Red200 (78.4%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue331.34°
Saturation (HSL)37.85%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C8 · G 85 · B A5

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