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Recognised as Colour

#CC6D87

  • #CC6D87
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#CC6D87 is a red with RGB values 204, 109, 135 and HSL 344°, 48%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#CC6D87#CC6D87
HEX#CC6D87
RGBrgb(204, 109, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.8, 0.4275, 0.5294
RGB percentages80%, 42.7%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(343.6, 48.2%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.6, 46.6%, 80%)
CMYK0%, 46.6%, 33.8%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,397,383
CSS custom property--colour: #CC6D87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#339278

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C7F88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#949185no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DA6576no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 6.4Light coral · ΔE 19Indian red · ΔE 20.3Rosy brown · ΔE 24.4Light pink · ΔE 26.6Salmon · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 6.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DCCB2
Analogous#CC6DB7, #CC836D
Triadic#87CC6D, #6D87CC
Split complementary#6DCC83, #6DB7CC
Tetradic#B7CC6D, #6DCCB2, #836DCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4DEE4
Lighter +20%#E6B9C5
Lighter +10%#D993A6
Darker −10%#BF4768
Darker −20%#9C3752
Darker −30%#77293F
Darker −40%#511C2B
More saturated +25%#E5547C
Less saturated −25%#B38692

Channel breakdown

R204
G109
B135
Red204 (80%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue343.58°
Saturation (HSL)48.22%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CC · G 6D · B 87

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