Recognised as Colour

#CD6C7D

#CD6C7D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#CD6C7D is a red with RGB values 205, 108, 125 and HSL 349°, 49%, 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

#CD6C7D#CD6C7D

HEX#CD6C7D

RGBrgb(205, 108, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4235, 0.4902

RGB percentages80.4%, 42.4%, 49%

HSLhsl(349.5, 49.2%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.5, 47.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK0%, 47.3%, 39%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,462,653

CSS custom property--colour: #CD6C7D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25185WCAG 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 6.04:1

Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#329382

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E7E7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#96917Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Tritanopia#DC6272no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.1 Light coral · ΔE 14.7 Indian red · ΔE 15.3 Salmon · ΔE 23.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.9 Dark salmon · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6CCDBC

Analogous#CD6CAD, #CD8C6C

Triadic#7DCD6C, #6C7DCD

Split complementary#6CCD8B, #6CADCD

Tetradic#AECD6C, #6CCDBC, #8C6CCD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4DEE2

Lighter +20%#E7B8C0

Lighter +10%#DA929F

Darker −10%#C0465B

Darker −20%#9D3648

Darker −30%#772936

Darker −40%#511C25

More saturated +25%#E6536D

Less saturated −25%#B4858D

Channel breakdown

R205

G108

B125

Red205 (80.4%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue349.48°

Saturation (HSL)49.24%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CD · G 6C · B 7D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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