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Recognised as Colour

#C9557D

  • #C9557D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#C9557D is a red with RGB values 201, 85, 125 and HSL 339°, 52%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C9557D#C9557D
HEX#C9557D
RGBrgb(201, 85, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.3333, 0.4902
RGB percentages78.8%, 33.3%, 49%
HSLhsl(339.3, 51.8%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.3, 57.7%, 78.8%)
CMYK0%, 57.7%, 37.8%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,194,621
CSS custom property--colour: #C9557D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#36AA82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#696F7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#88857Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Tritanopia#D84A64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 9.4Indian red · ΔE 21.9Hot pink · ΔE 22.6Light coral · ΔE 24.3Medium violet red · ΔE 27.5Salmon · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 9.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55C9A1
Analogous#C955B7, #C96755
Triadic#7DC955, #557DC9
Split complementary#55C967, #55B7C9
Tetradic#B7C955, #55C9A1, #6755C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF0F3
Lighter +30%#EEC9D6
Lighter +20%#E2A2B8
Lighter +10%#D57C9B
Darker −10%#B23963
Darker −20%#8C2C4D
Darker −30%#652038
Darker −40%#3E1422
More saturated +25%#E53974
Less saturated −25%#AD7186

Channel breakdown

R201
G85
B125
Red201 (78.8%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue339.31°
Saturation (HSL)51.79%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR C9 · G 55 · B 7D

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