Colour

#CD688E

#CD688E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#CD688E is a red with RGB values 205, 104, 142 and HSL 337°, 50%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#CD688E

RGBrgb(205, 104, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4078, 0.5569

RGB percentages80.4%, 40.8%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(337.4, 50.2%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.4, 49.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 49.3%, 30.7%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,461,646

CSS custom property--colour: #CD688E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.97:1

Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#329771

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#777D8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#91908Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original

Tritanopia#DB6276no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 4.7 Hot pink · ΔE 23.4 Light coral · ΔE 23.7 Indian red · ΔE 24.7 Plum · ΔE 28.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 4.74, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#68CDA7

Analogous#CD68C1, #CD7568

Triadic#8ECD68, #688ECD

Split complementary#68CD74, #68C1CD

Tetradic#C1CD68, #68CDA7, #7468CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3DBE4

Lighter +20%#E6B5C7

Lighter +10%#DA8EAB

Darker −10%#C04271

Darker −20%#9C335B

Darker −30%#752744

Darker −40%#4F1A2E

More saturated +25%#E64F88

Less saturated −25%#B48194

Channel breakdown

R205

G104

B142

Red205 (80.4%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue337.43°

Saturation (HSL)50.25%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 68 · B 8E

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