Colour

#CC6591

#CC6591
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#CC6591 is a red with RGB values 204, 101, 145 and HSL 334°, 50%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#CC6591#CC6591

HEX#CC6591

RGBrgb(204, 101, 145)

RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.3961, 0.5686

RGB percentages80%, 39.6%, 56.9%

HSLhsl(334.4, 50.2%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.4, 50.5%, 80%)

CMYK0%, 50.5%, 28.9%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,395,345

CSS custom property--colour: #CC6591;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1

Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#339A6E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#737B92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E8E8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original

Tritanopia#DA5F75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 6.9 Hot pink · ΔE 21.5 Light coral · ΔE 26.6 Indian red · ΔE 27.3 Plum · ΔE 27.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 6.88, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#65CCA0

Analogous#CC65C4, #CC6C65

Triadic#91CC65, #6591CC

Split complementary#65CC6C, #65C5CC

Tetradic#C5CC65, #65CCA0, #6D65CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFE

Lighter +30%#F2D8E3

Lighter +20%#E5B2C8

Lighter +10%#D98BAC

Darker −10%#BF3F76

Darker −20%#98335E

Darker −30%#722646

Darker −40%#4C192F

More saturated +25%#E64B8D

Less saturated −25%#B27F95

Channel breakdown

R204

G101

B145

Red204 (80%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue145 (56.9%)

Hue334.37°

Saturation (HSL)50.24%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CC · G 65 · B 91

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CC6591 (chemical formula)

Formula
79,176.512 g/mol
6592 atoms

CC6591 has a molar mass of 79,176.512 g/mol, made up of 6592 atoms across 1 element: 6592 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass79,176.512 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule6592

Distinct elements1

Mass of one molecule1.3147569 × 10^-19 g

Molecules per gram7.6059687 × 10^18

Composition by mass

C100%

Carbon (C × 6592)79,176.512 g/mol, 100%

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