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Recognised as Colour

#CE3E78

  • #CE3E78
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#CE3E78 is a red with RGB values 206, 62, 120 and HSL 336°, 60%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#CE3E78#CE3E78
HEX#CE3E78
RGBrgb(206, 62, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.2431, 0.4706
RGB percentages80.8%, 24.3%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(335.8, 59.5%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.8, 69.9%, 80.8%)
CMYK0%, 69.9%, 41.7%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,516,408
CSS custom property--colour: #CE3E78;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.58:1
Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#31C187

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C6479no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#838075no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Tritanopia#DF2B56no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 18.8Pale violetred · ΔE 18.8Hot pink · ΔE 19.5Deep pink · ΔE 25.4Indian red · ΔE 27.6Light coral · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 18.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3ECE94
Analogous#CE3EC0, #CE4C3E
Triadic#78CE3E, #3E78CE
Split complementary#3ECE4C, #3EC0CE
Tetradic#C0CE3E, #3ECE94, #4C3ECE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7E1EA
Lighter +30%#EDB8CD
Lighter +20%#E38FB1
Lighter +10%#D86794
Darker −10%#AD2C60
Darker −20%#842249
Darker −30%#5C1733
Darker −40%#330D1C
More saturated +25%#EC2072
Less saturated −25%#B05C7E

Channel breakdown

R206
G62
B120
Red206 (80.8%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue335.83°
Saturation (HSL)59.5%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CE · G 3E · B 78

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