Recognised as Colour

#D42978

#D42978
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#D42978 is a red with RGB values 212, 41, 120 and HSL 332°, 68%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#D42978#D42978

HEX#D42978

RGBrgb(212, 41, 120)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.1608, 0.4706

RGB percentages83.1%, 16.1%, 47.1%

HSLhsl(332.3, 67.6%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(332.3, 80.7%, 83.1%)

CMYK0%, 80.7%, 43.4%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,904,248

CSS custom property--colour: #D42978;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1

Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#2BD687

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#525E7Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#817E74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.1 from the original

Tritanopia#E6004Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.9 Deep pink · ΔE 18 Hot pink · ΔE 19.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.4 Indian red · ΔE 34.3 Crimson · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#29D485

Analogous#D429CD, #D43029

Triadic#78D429, #2978D4

Split complementary#29D430, #29CDD4

Tetradic#CDD429, #29D485, #3029D4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6D3E3

Lighter +30%#EEA8C8

Lighter +20%#E67DAE

Lighter +10%#DE5293

Darker −10%#A92160

Darker −20%#7F1848

Darker −30%#54102F

Darker −40%#290817

More saturated +25%#F40976

Less saturated −25%#B4497A

Channel breakdown

R212

G41

B120

Red212 (83.1%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue120 (47.1%)

Hue332.28°

Saturation (HSL)67.59%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D4 · G 29 · B 78

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