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Recognised as Colour

#D5799E

  • #D5799E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#D5799E is a red with RGB values 213, 121, 158 and HSL 336°, 52%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#D5799E#D5799E
HEX#D5799E
RGBrgb(213, 121, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.8353, 0.4745, 0.6196
RGB percentages83.5%, 47.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(335.9, 52.3%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.9, 43.2%, 83.5%)
CMYK0%, 43.2%, 25.8%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,990,302
CSS custom property--colour: #D5799E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3029WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#2A8661

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#848C9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C9C9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E27586no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 7Plum · ΔE 22.7Light coral · ΔE 24.1Light pink · ΔE 24.5Hot pink · ΔE 25.1Rosy brown · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 6.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#79D5B0
Analogous#D579CC, #D58279
Triadic#9ED579, #799ED5
Split complementary#79D582, #79CCD5
Tetradic#CCD579, #79D5B0, #8279D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAEDF2
Lighter +20%#EDC7D6
Lighter +10%#E1A0BA
Darker −10%#C95282
Darker −20%#B13768
Darker −30%#8A2B51
Darker −40%#631F3A
More saturated +25%#EB639A
Less saturated −25%#BF8FA2

Channel breakdown

R213
G121
B158
Red213 (83.5%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue335.87°
Saturation (HSL)52.27%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D5 · G 79 · B 9E

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