Colour

#C96E98

#C96E98
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#C96E98 is a red with RGB values 201, 110, 152 and HSL 332°, 46%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#C96E98#C96E98

HEX#C96E98

RGBrgb(201, 110, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.7882, 0.4314, 0.5961

RGB percentages78.8%, 43.1%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(332.3, 45.7%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(332.3, 45.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK0%, 45.3%, 24.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,201,048

CSS custom property--colour: #C96E98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25836WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1

Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#369167

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#788199no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#909196no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original

Tritanopia#D56B7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 8.8 Plum · ΔE 23.4 Hot pink · ΔE 24.7 Light coral · ΔE 27.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 28.1 Light pink · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 8.83, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6EC99F

Analogous#C96EC5, #C9726E

Triadic#98C96E, #6E98C9

Split complementary#6EC972, #6EC5C9

Tetradic#C5C96E, #6EC99F, #726EC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3DDE7

Lighter +20%#E5B8CD

Lighter +10%#D793B2

Darker −10%#BB497E

Darker −20%#983965

Darker −30%#732B4C

Darker −40%#4E1D34

More saturated +25%#E25596

Less saturated −25%#B0879A

Channel breakdown

R201

G110

B152

Red201 (78.8%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue332.31°

Saturation (HSL)45.73%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR C9 · G 6E · B 98

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