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Recognised as Colour

#CD6D97

  • #CD6D97
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#CD6D97 is a red with RGB values 205, 109, 151 and HSL 334°, 49%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#CD6D97#CD6D97
HEX#CD6D97
RGBrgb(205, 109, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.4275, 0.5922
RGB percentages80.4%, 42.7%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(333.8, 49%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.8, 46.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 46.8%, 26.3%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,462,935
CSS custom property--colour: #CD6D97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#329268

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#798198no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#929295no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Tritanopia#DA697Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 7Hot pink · ΔE 23.2Plum · ΔE 24.6Light coral · ΔE 26.4Indian red · ΔE 28.2Rosy brown · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 7.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DCDA3
Analogous#CD6DC7, #CD736D
Triadic#97CD6D, #6D97CD
Split complementary#6DCD73, #6DC7CD
Tetradic#C7CD6D, #6DCDA3, #736DCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4DFE8
Lighter +20%#E7B9CD
Lighter +10%#DA93B2
Darker −10%#C0477C
Darker −20%#9E3664
Darker −30%#78294C
Darker −40%#521C34
More saturated +25%#E65594
Less saturated −25%#B5869A

Channel breakdown

R205
G109
B151
Red205 (80.4%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue333.75°
Saturation (HSL)48.98%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 6D · B 97

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