Colour

#D78CA7

#D78CA7
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#D78CA7 is a red with RGB values 215, 140, 167 and HSL 338°, 48%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#D78CA7

RGBrgb(215, 140, 167)

RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.549, 0.6549

RGB percentages84.3%, 54.9%, 65.5%

HSLhsl(338.4, 48.4%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.4, 34.9%, 84.3%)

CMYK0%, 34.9%, 22.3%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,126,247

CSS custom property--colour: #D78CA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#287358

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#959AA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7A7A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E28895no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.8 Light pink · ΔE 16.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.9 Pink · ΔE 19.7 Plum · ΔE 20.8 Light coral · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8CD7BC

Analogous#D78CCD, #D7968C

Triadic#A7D78C, #8CA7D7

Split complementary#8CD796, #8CCDD7

Tetradic#CDD78C, #8CD7BC, #968CD7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFE

Lighter +20%#F1D8E1

Lighter +10%#E4B2C4

Darker −10%#CA668A

Darker −20%#BC416D

Darker −30%#963457

Darker −40%#702741

More saturated +25%#EA79A2

Less saturated −25%#C49FAC

Channel breakdown

R215

G140

B167

Red215 (84.3%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue167 (65.5%)

Hue338.4°

Saturation (HSL)48.39%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D7 · G 8C · B A7

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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