Colour

#CD6587

#CD6587
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#CD6587 is a red with RGB values 205, 101, 135 and HSL 340°, 51%, 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

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HEX#CD6587

RGBrgb(205, 101, 135)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.3961, 0.5294

RGB percentages80.4%, 39.6%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(340.4, 51%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.4, 50.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 50.7%, 34.1%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,460,871

CSS custom property--colour: #CD6587;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.81:1

Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#329A78

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#767A88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#918E85no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original

Tritanopia#DC5D71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 4.5 Light coral · ΔE 21.5 Indian red · ΔE 21.6 Hot pink · ΔE 24.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 29.3 Light pink · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 4.51, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#65CDAB

Analogous#CD65BB, #CD7765

Triadic#87CD65, #6587CD

Split complementary#65CD77, #65BBCD

Tetradic#BBCD65, #65CDAB, #7765CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3D9E1

Lighter +20%#E6B2C3

Lighter +10%#DA8BA5

Darker −10%#C13E69

Darker −20%#9A3254

Darker −30%#74253F

Darker −40%#4D192A

More saturated +25%#E74B7E

Less saturated −25%#B47E90

Channel breakdown

R205

G101

B135

Red205 (80.4%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue340.38°

Saturation (HSL)50.98%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 65 · B 87

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