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Recognised as Colour

#D72C79

  • #D72C79
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#D72C79 is a red with RGB values 215, 44, 121 and HSL 333°, 68%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#D72C79#D72C79
HEX#D72C79
RGBrgb(215, 44, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.1725, 0.4745
RGB percentages84.3%, 17.3%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(333, 68.1%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333, 79.5%, 84.3%)
CMYK0%, 79.5%, 43.7%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,101,625
CSS custom property--colour: #D72C79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#28D386

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#55607Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#838075no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.3 from the original
Tritanopia#E9004Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.8Deep pink · ΔE 17.8Hot pink · ΔE 19.5Pale violetred · ΔE 26Indian red · ΔE 33.7Crimson · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2CD78A
Analogous#D72CCE, #D7352C
Triadic#79D72C, #2C79D7
Split complementary#2CD735, #2CCED7
Tetradic#CED72C, #2CD78A, #352CD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8D7E6
Lighter +30%#EFADCB
Lighter +20%#E782AF
Lighter +10%#DF5794
Darker −10%#AF2161
Darker −20%#841949
Darker −30%#591131
Darker −40%#2E091A
More saturated +25%#F60D76
Less saturated −25%#B84B7C

Channel breakdown

R215
G44
B121
Red215 (84.3%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue332.98°
Saturation (HSL)68.13%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR D7 · G 2C · B 79

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