Colour

#CD6696

#CD6696
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#CD6696 is a red with RGB values 205, 102, 150 and HSL 332°, 51%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#CD6696

RGBrgb(205, 102, 150)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4, 0.5882

RGB percentages80.4%, 40%, 58.8%

HSLhsl(332, 50.7%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(332, 50.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 50.2%, 26.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,461,142

CSS custom property--colour: #CD6696;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24684WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1

Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#329969

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#737D98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E8F94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.9 from the original

Tritanopia#DA6178no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 8.5 Hot pink · ΔE 20.3 Plum · ΔE 26.1 Light coral · ΔE 28.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 28.7 Orchid · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 8.49, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#66CD9D

Analogous#CD66CA, #CD6966

Triadic#96CD66, #6696CD

Split complementary#66CD69, #66CACD

Tetradic#CACD66, #66CD9D, #6966CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3D9E5

Lighter +20%#E6B3CB

Lighter +10%#DA8CB0

Darker −10%#C0407C

Darker −20%#9B3263

Darker −30%#74264A

Darker −40%#4E1932

More saturated +25%#E64D94

Less saturated −25%#B47F98

Channel breakdown

R205

G102

B150

Red205 (80.4%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue150 (58.8%)

Hue332.04°

Saturation (HSL)50.74%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 66 · B 96

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