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Recognised as Colour

#C93A74

  • #C93A74
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#C93A74 is a red with RGB values 201, 58, 116 and HSL 336°, 57%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#C93A74#C93A74
HEX#C93A74
RGBrgb(201, 58, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.2275, 0.4549
RGB percentages78.8%, 22.7%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(335.7, 57%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.7, 71.1%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 71.1%, 42.3%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,187,700
CSS custom property--colour: #C93A74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#36C58B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#586075no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F7C71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DA2652no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 18.8Pale violetred · ΔE 19.5Hot pink · ΔE 20.9Deep pink · ΔE 26.2Indian red · ΔE 27.6Light coral · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 18.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3AC98F
Analogous#C93ABB, #C9483A
Triadic#74C93A, #3A74C9
Split complementary#3AC948, #3ABBC9
Tetradic#BBC93A, #3AC98F, #483AC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5DAE5
Lighter +30%#EAB2C9
Lighter +20%#DF8AAC
Lighter +10%#D46290
Darker −10%#A32D5D
Darker −20%#7B2246
Darker −30%#53172F
Darker −40%#2B0C19
More saturated +25%#E81B6E
Less saturated −25%#AA597A

Channel breakdown

R201
G58
B116
Red201 (78.8%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue335.66°
Saturation (HSL)56.97%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 3A · B 74

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