Colour

#D42E7F

#D42E7F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#D42E7F is a red with RGB values 212, 46, 127 and HSL 331°, 66%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#D42E7F#D42E7F

HEX#D42E7F

RGBrgb(212, 46, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.8314, 0.1804, 0.498

RGB percentages83.1%, 18%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(330.7, 65.9%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.7, 78.3%, 83.1%)

CMYK0%, 78.3%, 40.1%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,905,535

CSS custom property--colour: #D42E7F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1

Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#2BD180

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#536081no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#807F7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69 from the original

Tritanopia#E51053no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11.3 Deep pink · ΔE 17.9 Hot pink · ΔE 17.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 26 Orchid · ΔE 34.9 Indian red · ΔE 36.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2ED483

Analogous#D42ED2, #D4302E

Triadic#7FD42E, #2E7FD4

Split complementary#2ED430, #2ED2D4

Tetradic#D2D42E, #2ED483, #302ED4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7D7E7

Lighter +30%#EEADCD

Lighter +20%#E583B3

Lighter +10%#DD5899

Darker −10%#AC2366

Darker −20%#811B4D

Darker −30%#571234

Darker −40%#2D091B

More saturated +25%#F30E7E

Less saturated −25%#B44E80

Channel breakdown

R212

G46

B127

Red212 (83.1%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue330.72°

Saturation (HSL)65.87%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D4 · G 2E · B 7F

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