Recognised as Colour

#D79DB5

#D79DB5
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#D79DB5 is a red with RGB values 215, 157, 181 and HSL 335°, 42%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

#D79DB5#D79DB5

HEX#D79DB5

RGBrgb(215, 157, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.8431, 0.6157, 0.7098

RGB percentages84.3%, 61.6%, 71%

HSLhsl(335.2, 42%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.2, 27%, 84.3%)

CMYK0%, 27%, 15.8%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,130,613

CSS custom property--colour: #D79DB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.38:1

Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#28624A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A2A7B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0B1B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Tritanopia#E09BA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 13.9 Pink · ΔE 14.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.1 Thistle · ΔE 16.1 Plum · ΔE 19.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 13.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DD7BF

Analogous#D79DD2, #D7A29D

Triadic#B5D79D, #9DB5D7

Split complementary#9DD7A2, #9DD2D7

Tetradic#D2D79D, #9DD7BF, #A29DD7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5E5EC

Lighter +10%#E6C1D0

Darker −10%#C8799A

Darker −20%#B9557E

Darker −30%#9C3F66

Darker −40%#77314E

More saturated +25%#E88CB2

Less saturated −25%#C6AEB8

Channel breakdown

R215

G157

B181

Red215 (84.3%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue335.17°

Saturation (HSL)42.03%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR D7 · G 9D · B B5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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